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Staphylococci

Classification
Family
Micrococcaceae

Genus
Micrococcus and Staphylococcus

Species

S. aureus S. saprophyticus S. epidermidis M. luteus

Morphology
Staph vs. Strep

Gram-positive cocci in clusters

Staphylococcus

Streptococcus

properties
gram positive cocci arranged in grape-like clusters. non-motile, non-spore forming, and noncapsulated .

Groups of Staphylococci
Coagulase positive It is staph aureus It causes fermentation of manitose so phenol red changes its color to yellow Coagulase negative It is either S. epidermidis or S. saprophyticus It doesnt cause fermentation of manitose so there is no color change

Cell-Associated Virulence Factors


Capsule Peptidoglycan (PG) Teichoic acid is linked to PG and is species specific:
S. aureus S. epidermidis ribitol teichoic acid (polysaccharide A) glycerol teichoic acid (polysaccharide B)

Protein A is covalently linked to PG Clumping factor (bound coagulase)

Virulence Factors Extracellular Enzymes


Coagulases
Antigenic

(bound or free)

Hyaluronidase
spreading factor of S. aureus

Nuclease
Cleaves DNA and RNA in S. aureus

Protease
Staphylokinase (fibrinolysin)

Lipases Esterases

Virulence Factors: Exotoxins


Cytolytic (cytotoxins; cytolysins) Alpha toxin - hemolysin Reacts with RBCs Beta toxin Sphingomyelinase Gamma toxin Hemolytic activity

Delta toxin Cytopathic for: RBCs Macrophages Lymphocytes Neutrophils Platelets Enterotoxic activity Leukocidin

Virulence Factors: Exotoxins


Enterotoxin Exfoliative toxin (epidermolytic toxin) Pyrogenic exotoxins

Pathogenesis
Phagocytosis prevented by capsule Spread of infection due to enzymes and virulance factors Food poisoning is due to enterotoxin

Clinical Manifestations/Disease
SKIN
folliculitis boils (furuncles) carbuncles impetigo (bullous & pustular) scalded skin syndrome
Neonates and children under 4 years

Clinical Manifestations/Disease
Other infections
Primary staphylococcal pneumonia Food poisoning vs. foodborne disease Toxic shock syndrome

Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Staphylococcus epidermidis

S. saprophyticus

S. Epidermidis Infection causes infection in the presence of a foreign body


Foreign Body prosthetic heart valve
IV catheter CSF shunt urinary catheter peritoneal dialysis catheter

Infection endocarditis
bacteremia meningitis UTI (in elderly) peritonitis

Staphylococcal Lab ID & Diagnostic Tests


Microscopic Lab isolation Coagulase positive
S. aureus

Blood Cultures
S. aureus is beta hemolytic and gives yellow colonies on blood agar

S. epidermidis is non-hemolytic and gives white colonies

Mannitol Salts Agar (MSA)

Staphylococcus aureus

Differential Characteristics
Streptococci vs. Staphylococci

2H2O2 O2 + 2H2O

Catalase

Catalase POS

Staphylococcus

Catalase NEG

Differential Characteristics
S. aureus
Coagulase

Fibrinogen Fibrin

DNAse positive will be staph aureus and DNAse negative will be S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus

DNAse test

Treatment
Drain infected area Deep/metastatic infections
semi-synthetic penicllins cephalosporins erythromycin clindamycin

Endocarditis
semi-synthetic penicillin + an aminoglycoside

Treatment of S. aureus infection It is treated with penicillinase resistant penicillins e.g. cloxacillin and methicillin If it is MRSA it is treated with vancomycin

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