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nounspherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
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- seb a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare
- tss syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons
- oxacillin a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
- staphylococcal of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria
- dynapen antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
- staphylococcal infection an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation
- nafcillin a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci
- genus staphylea a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae
- staphylococcal enterotoxin a soluble exotoxin produced by some strains of staphylococcus; a cause of food poisoning
- toxic shock syndrome resulting from a serious acute (sometimes fatal) infection associated with the presence of staphylococcus; characterized by fever and diarrhea and nausea and diffuse erythema and shock; occurs especially in menstruating women using highly absorbent tampons