Staph infections in hospitals pose a significant threat to the health of postoperative surgical patients.
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Staph
/stæf/
Synonyms for "staph" (5 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
staphylococcusstaph infection
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
staphylococcalstaphylococcal infection
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9 entriesStaphylococcus aureusStaphylococcus epidermidisStaphylococcus saprophyticusbacteremiacellulitiscoagulase negative staphcoagulase positive staphfolliculitisimpetigo
Collocations
9 entriesMRSA infectioncoagulase negative staphcoagulase positive staphstaph aureus colonizationstaph culturestaph infectionstaphylococcal infectionstaphylococcus aureusstaphylococcus epidermidis
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
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Two years ago, he had emergency surgery for a staph infection in his leg, with affects so severe he had to stop working. His main income now is a government disability check.
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