Staphylococcus Aureus Infections
- ISBN-10
- 0791085082
- ISBN-13
- 9780791085080
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 182
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Chelsea House
- Authors
- Lisa Freeman-Cook, Kevin D. Freeman-Cook
Description
Staph bacteria can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around the nose, mouth, genitals, and rectum. If the skin is punctured or broken, however, staph bacteria can enter the wound and cause many kinds of infection, some of them serious andeven deadly.
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