staphylococcus
staph informal

Over a period of about 4 or 5 days the staph has disappeared.

Most of the time, staph does not cause any harm.

But staph can be a problem if it manages to get into the body, often through a cut.

There's a perfect way in for a bad bug like staph.

He died of a staph infection at age 70 in February 2002.

And you will - with the bacteria that attacks staph.

The cause was complications of a staph infection, his family said.

Oh, and she got a wicked staph infection in the hospital.

The best way to prevent staph is to keep hands and wounds clean.

Thomas missed the first two games of the season with a staph infection.

Five other Browns players and two staff members have also contracted staph since 2003.

Among healthy people, though, antibiotic resistance in staph has not been a big problem.

His stay at the hospital was prolonged due to a staph infection.

Staph is spread by people who have the germ in their bodies.

In 2004, Jack was struck down by a near fatal staph infection.

It's pretty rare, but those skin cells may contain staph.

But in the isolation rooms on the second floor the staph seemed to be thriving.

Those injuries came years after a staph infection she had in 1999 that could have been fatal.

Staph, for instance, seems to abide by a 10-year cycle.

He studied data on staph infections from hundreds of hospitals around the country.

Plenty of healthy people carry staph without being infected by it.

He had to have five surgeries on his arm, and developed a staph infection.

This was later compounded when he developed a Golden staph infection.

The cause of death was confirmed as a heart attack caused by a staph infection.

"This staph is resistant to everything we can throw it.