METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCCUS AUREUS INFECTIONS

Due to multiplying bacteria in bloodstream. Caused by number organisms (see book) - Gram neg. bacteria most common. Virulence: Usually endotoxins of Gram neg. bacilli. Disease: Fever, lymphangitis, shock (( blood pressure), blood vessel collapse. Infectious Mononucleosis - Epstein-Barr virus. Virulence: Invades human B lymphocytes ................
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