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Descriptor English: Staphylococcus aureus
Descriptor Spanish: Staphylococcus aureus
Descriptor Staphylococcus aureus
Scope note: Bacterias potencialmente patógenas que se encuentran en las membranas nasales, la piel, los folículos pilosos y el periné de animales de sangre caliente. Pueden causar gran variedad de infecciones e intoxicaciones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Staphylococcus aureus
Descriptor French: Staphylococcus aureus
Tree number(s): B03.300.390.400.800.750.100
B03.353.500.750.750.100
B03.510.100.750.750.100
B03.510.400.790.750.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013211
Scope note: Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications.
Annotation: infection: coordinate with STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Staphylococcus (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 76; was MICROCOCCUS PYOGENES see under STAPHYLOCOCCUS 1963-75; MICROCOCCUS PYOGENES was see STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS 1976-91
Online Note: use STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS to search MICROCOCCUS PYOGENES 1975-91; use STAPHYLOCOCCUS 1966-74
History Note: 76; was MICROCOCCUS PYOGENES see under STAPHYLOCOCCUS 1963-75; MICROCOCCUS PYOGENES was see STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS 1976-91
Entry Version: STAPH AUREUS
DeCS ID: 13596
Unique ID: D013211
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/21
Revision Date: 2018/07/01
Staphylococcus aureus - Preferred
Concept UI M0020431
Scope note Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications.
Preferred term Staphylococcus aureus



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