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a resistant strain of staph
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In those cases, staph can lead to blood infections, pneumonia, heart failure or stroke, or bone and joint infection and life-threatening conditions like sepsis and septic shock.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The abscess, once drained, was found to have a staph infection.
—David J. Neal
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The kids at Crocker Riverside Elementary School will not have to risk burns or staph infections when playing on the lawn, thanks to parent pushback against the installation of artificial turf.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The state is still waiting on results for bacteria that cause staph and campylobacter.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The abscess, once drained, was found to have a staph infection.
—David J. Neal
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The kids at Crocker Riverside Elementary School will not have to risk burns or staph infections when playing on the lawn, thanks to parent pushback against the installation of artificial turf.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The state is still waiting on results for bacteria that cause staph and campylobacter.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Staph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staph. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
staph
noun
: staphylococcus
also
: an infection with staphylococci
Medical Definition
staph
noun
: staphylococcus sense 2
also
: an infection with staphylococci
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