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staphylococcal infection

DEFINITIONS OF: staphylococcal infection

1

n an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation

Types:
boil, furuncle
a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
carbuncle
an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus
gumboil
a boil or abscess on the gums
Type of:
infection
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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