|
Diseases A-Z
Staphylococcal disease
On this page
Staphylococci are bacteria that can cause a variety of syndromes from skin infections and food poisoning, to severe invasive disease which can result in septicemia or death.
More info/links Our fact sheet answers some common questions about Staphylococcal Disease
Information on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection (MRSA)
Disease reporting Staphylococcal disease is not a reportable condition. However, cases are subject to restriction on school and day-care attendance,
food handling, and patient care while in the communicable stage of the disease, or for the duration of any diarrhea and/or vomiting.
If sufficient measures have been taken to prevent transmission, or the disease is no longer communicable, worksite, child-care and school restrictions can be removed by the local public health authority; school restrictions can be removed by a school nurse or health care provider; and health-care facility restrictions can be removed by the facility's infection control committee.
Return to top
|
|