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:* [[Vernal conjunctivitis]] | :* [[Vernal conjunctivitis]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal food poisoning''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal food poisoning''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* Acute [[mesenteric vascular insufficiency]] | :* Acute [[mesenteric vascular insufficiency]] | ||
:* [[Salmonella]] [[food poisoning]] | :* [[Salmonella]] [[food poisoning]] | ||
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:* [[Viral gastroenteritis]] | :* [[Viral gastroenteritis]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal colitis''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal colitis''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* [[Ricin]] poisoning | :* [[Ricin]] poisoning | ||
:* Cytotoxic [[Escherichia coli]] | :* Cytotoxic [[Escherichia coli]] | ||
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:* [[Cholera]] | :* [[Cholera]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal pneumonia''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal pneumonia''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* [[Pneumococcal pneumonia]] | :* [[Pneumococcal pneumonia]] | ||
:* [[Haemophilus influenza]] [[pneumonia]] | :* [[Haemophilus influenza]] [[pneumonia]] | ||
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:* [[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]] | :* [[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung]] | ||
* The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome''': | * The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of '''Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome''':<ref>{{cite web | title = DXplain | url = http://www.mghlcs.org/projects/dxplain }}</ref> | ||
:* [[Kawasaki disease|Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome]] ([[Kawasaki disease]]) | :* [[Kawasaki disease|Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome]] ([[Kawasaki disease]]) | ||
:* [[Scarlet fever]] | :* [[Scarlet fever]] | ||
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Staphylococcus aureus infection Main page |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Differentiating Staphylococcus aureus infection from other diseases
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal blepharitis:[1]
- Nonulcerative blepharitis
- Periorbital cellulitis
- Chalazion
- External hordeolum
- Diphtheritic conjunctivitis
- Tularemic conjunctivitis
- Adult gonococcal conjunctivitis
- Vernal conjunctivitis
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal food poisoning:[2]
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal colitis:[3]
- Ricin poisoning
- Cytotoxic Escherichia coli
- Shigellosis
- Acute pseudomembranous enterocolitis
- Cholera
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal pneumonia:[4]
- The following conditions must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome:[5]
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome (Kawasaki disease)
- Scarlet fever
- Septic shock
- Acute necrotizing pancreatitis
- Icterohemorrhagic leptospirosis
- Toxic epidermal necrolysis