Staphylococcus
"Staphylococcus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, coccoid bacteria. Its organisms occur singly, in pairs, and in tetrads and characteristically divide in more than one plane to form irregular clusters. Natural populations of Staphylococcus are found on the skin and mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals. Some species are opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals.
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D013210
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.300.390.400.800.750 B03.353.500.750.750 B03.510.100.750.750 B03.510.400.790.750
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Staphylococcus" by people in Profiles.
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Garey KW, Lai D, Dao-Tran TK, Gentry LO, Hwang LY, Davis BR. Interrupted time series analysis of vancomycin compared to cefuroxime for surgical prophylaxis in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Feb; 52(2):446-51.
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Ludwig W, Schleifer KH, Fox GE, Seewaldt E, Stackebrandt E. A phylogenetic analysis of staphylococci, Peptococcus saccharolyticus and Micrococcus mucilaginosus. J Gen Microbiol. 1981 Aug; 125(2):357-66.
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MICHALICKOVA J, ZVOLENSKY M. [Staphylococcal pyopneumothorax in infants and young children. (Frequency and therapy)]. Cesk Pediatr. 1961 Oct; 16:890-8.