Question 1

are young children more susceptible to staph infections?

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Not necessarily: Healthy young children are no more susceptible to staph infections than anyone else. Indeed, human immunity undergoes dips and blips throughout life, but i see no more staph infection in children than I do in adults if not more in the latter.

Question 2

what are the most common infections caused by staph aureus?

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Abscesses: Mrsa tends to cause boîls and abcesses. Often patients will come in complaining of a spider bite when in reality it is a MRSA infection.

Question 3

i get staph infections very regularly. since they are very common for me is it possible for them to cause more problems internally?

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Skin Staph infection: Staph can potentially cause internal infections as well. Recurrent staph infections likely means that you are colonized with staph. Staph lives in certain areas of the body without causing infection then periodically comes out and causes folliculitis or abscesses. More common in people with diabetes. To reduce colonization, areas must be treated with Mupirocin cream.

Question 4

what could cause you get staph infection?

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Some thoughts...: Some people have staph bacteria colonizing their skin or nose and have no obvious symptoms.  During times of illness, stress, skin breakdown (cuts, scrapes) or immunosuppression, the bacteria can cause infection.  You can also get it from coming into contact with it in the environment or with a person who has an active staph lesion.

Question 5

can pylonephritis cause staph aureus infection?

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Hmm: If the pyelonephritis is due to bacteria Staph Aureus it can be the cause of the pyelonephritis . But having pyelonephritis does not mean you have or will cause staph aureus infection.

Question 6

what are the signs of staph infection in a child?

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Depends: It depends on where the infection is. For example if it is a skin infection, you may have fever, redness, swelling, pain, pus etc. If it is a blood infection, you will have fever, chills, and possibly seeding of the bacteria in other organs, with signs and symptoms specific to that organ.

Question 7

is there an infection besides staph that can be caused by a tampon being left for 5-6 weeks?

Accepted Answer

TSS: Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare, life-threatening complication of certain types of bacterial infections. Often TSS results from toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria, but the condition may also be caused by toxins produced by group A streptococcus (strep) bacteria and some others.  As you suspected, this is often caused by a tampon left in the vagina. See Dr. if your case.

Question 8

do staph infections cause tb?

Accepted Answer

No: Staphylococcus and tuberculosis are 2 unrelated bacteria species that have nothing to do with each other.

Question 9

what causes rid of a staph infection?

Accepted Answer

Staph: By giving antibiotic that the staph is sensitive to , if the skin/nostril is colonized by staph, good hygiene and the use of local antibiotic to the nostril ( mupirocin/bactroban) can help.

Question 10

what causes a staph infection in your nose?

Accepted Answer

Colonization: Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the nares of about 25% of normal people.  Any minor trauma inside the nose, like pulling out a hair, can cause an infection of the nose.

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