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Toxic Shock Syndrome

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eMedicine - Staphylococcal Infections

http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2166.htm

Article by Thomas Herchline, MD

eMedicine - Staphylococcal Meningitis

http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic352.htm

Dr. Lawrence Zumo reports on this form of bacterial meningitis infection often linked to neurosurgery, trauma, and compromised immune system.

eMedicine Health

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/20077-2.asp

Consumer health resource center providing information on causes, symptoms, and treatment of boils.

Kidshealth: Staphylococcus aureus

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/staphylococcus.html

Features conditions caused by staph, symptoms, preventions, and treatment.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Carbunculosis

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000825.htm

Includes cause, treatment, and complications.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Scalded Skin Syn

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001352.htm

Features cause, signs, symptoms, complications, and treatment.

MedlinePlus: Staphylococcal Infections

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/staphylococcalinfections.html

Directory of factsheets, press releases, resources, and articles.

Medmicro: Staphylococcus

http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch012.htm

Medical and scientific information on staph bacteria and the diseases it causes.

MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/ARESIST/mrsa.htm

Fact sheets for patients and healthcare personnel about MRSA. Also general information on laboratory detection as well as non-hospital healthcare settings.

Postgraduate Medicine: Staphylococcal Infections

http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/10_01/baddour_intro.htm

Five scientific articles on various aspects of staph.

Postgraduate Medicine: The Many Faces of Staphyloc

http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/10_01/weems.htm

Features clinical features and treatments.

Staph Skin Infections and MRSA

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/childhoodinfections/a/staph_infection.htm

Learn to identify and treat common skin infections caused by the staph bacteria, including impetigo, boils, and abscesses.

Staphylococcal Skin Infections

http://www.dermnetnz.org/dna.impetigo/staph.html

Factsheet on the conditions.