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layers of integument
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epidermis, dermis, hypodermis
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bacteria that lives on the skin
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normal flora
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bacteria commonly found on the skin
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Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
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staphylococcus aureus
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most pathogenic staph, causes skin infections and wound infections
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staphylococcus epidermis
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ubiquitous member of normal flora and often encountered in the laboratory as a contaminant, associated with indwelling prosthetic
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staphylococcus saprophyticus
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second most common cause of UTIs
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catalase test
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used to identify organisms that produce the enzyme catalase
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what is toxic to cells
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hydrogen peroxide
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mannitol salt agar
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selective and differential
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bacteremia
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presence of bacteria in the blood
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septicemia
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growth of bacteria in the blood
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fungemia
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presence of fungi in the blood
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sepsis
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infection
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how to tell if agar plate has s. aureus
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it will ferment yellow
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how to tell if agar plate has staph (not aureus)
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it will grow but will not ferment yellow