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| aureus: anterior nares and nasopharynx; epidermidis: skin; MRSA; opportunistic |
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| Transmission: person-to-person, respiratory drops, lowered host resistance, climate |
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| normal flora of lower GI and GU; vaginal carrier; predisposition: diabetes, liver disease, renal disease, cancer, and HIV |
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| nasopharyngeal; opportunist; airborne droplets; alcoholism, institutional living |
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| normal flora of intestine; opportunistic and nosocomial; person-to-person |
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| global enzootic disease: infects domestic herbivores; transmission by contact with infected materials; spores with long-term viability |
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| animal feces; soil and decaying veggies; asymptomatic intestinal carriers; food-borne: milk, meat, poultry, unwashed veggies; refrigeration does not suppress growth; most common in preg. woment, fetuses, immunocompromised |
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| oropharynx and skin; person-to-person: respiratory or lesions |
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| ubiquitous; after trauma; underlying pulmonary disease |
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| homeless, drug and alcohol, prisoners, HIV |
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