GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIA

Name Common Disease Cause Prevention Treatment

Name
Staphylococcus S. aureus  Bloodstream infections: When a People can help  Antibiotics
Aureus prevent the spread
catheter that is inserted in a vein has of these bacteria
remained in place for a long time by always  Sometimes surgical
thoroughly removal of infected
 Endocarditis: When people inject
washing their
illegal drugs or have an artificial heart bone and/or foreign
hands with soap
valve or when a catheter inserted in a and water or material
applying an
vein is infected alcohol-based
 Osteomyelitis: When Staphylococcus hand sanitizer.
aureus spreads to the bone from an
infection in the bloodstream or from an
infection in nearby soft tissue, as may
occur in people with deep pressure
sores or foot sores due to diabetes
 Lung infection (pneumonia): When
people have had influenza
(particularly) or a bloodstream
infection, when people are taking
corticosteroids or drugs that suppress
the immune system
(immunosuppressants), or when they
are hospitalized because they need
tracheal intubation and mechanical
ventilation (called hospital-acquired
pneumonia)
Bacillus Subtilis hay B.subtilis is non-pathogenic but can DISINFECTIO The organism was
bacillus or contaminate food and be considered an N sensitive in vitro to both
grass opportunistic pathogen among the B. penicillin and
bacillus immuno-compromised. They are used on subtilis endospo streptomycin in
seeds, vegetables, and plants as a res serve as one concentrations
fungicide because of their ability to of the models obtainable in
produce antibiotics. B.subtilis inhabits for evaluating vivo. Treatment with
the root system of the plant completing the effectiveness penicillin (815,000
with disease causing organisms. Some B. of sporicides units total dosage) was
subtilis strains are capable of producing and sterilants. successful. Penicillin is
toxins for insects. These strains are used suggested in
by farms to protect their crops. the treatment of B. subti
lis infections.
Streptococcus Lactococc endocarditis caused by L. You can reduce Initial empiric therapy
Lactis us lactis lactis subsp. lactis (formerly Streptococc the risk of in patients with
us lactis) Endocarditis is an infection of bacterial endoca suspected endocarditis s
the endocardium, which is the inner rditis by hould include
lining of your heart chambers and heart practicing good vancomycin or
valves. Endocarditis generally occurs oral hygiene ampicillin/sulbactam
when bacteria, fungi or other germs from habits every (Unasyn) plus an
another part of your body, such as your day. Good oral aminoglycoside (plus
mouth, spread through your bloodstream health is rifampin in patients
and attach to damaged areas in your heart generally more with prosthetic valves).
effective in Valve replacement
reducing your should be considered in
risk of selected patients with
bacterial endoca infectious endocarditis.
rditis than is
taking preventiv
e antibiotics
before certain
procedures.
Coccus cocci The Gram-positive cocci are the leading Apply recognised Ampicillin is the drug
pathogens of humans. It is estimated that hygiene measures of choice if the isolate
they produce at least a third of all the is susceptible. For
bacterial infections of humans, penicillin allergic
including strep throat, pneumonia, otitis patients or in patients
media, meningitis, food poisoning, with ampicillin-
various skin diseases and severe types of resistant strains,
septic shock. The Gram-negative cocci, vancomycin would be
notably the neisseriae, the first line therapy.
cause gonorrhea and meningococcal For bacteremia caused
meningitis. by vancomycin-
resistant enterococci
(VRE), the choices
include daptomycin
and
quinupristin/dalfoprist
in.