Discuss how normal flora Staphylococcus epidermidis can caus

Discuss how normal flora Staphylococcus epidermidis can cause disease in the body, and describe the diseases that it causes

Solution

Staphylococcus epidermidis pathogenicity:

The Staphylococcus Epidermidis is a gram positive bacterium. This is present in coccus form.

It is a symbiotic bacterium which is most commonly found in surface of mammals.

Staphylococcus epidermidis can 90 % present on skin and mucous membrane.

In humans most forms of it are considered as non-pathogenic.

It is generally not pathogenic to humans. But in the case of systemic entry into the body, it is potentially pathogenic. These kinds of infections generally associated in hospitals (through catheters and prosthetic devices).

The people who are suffering with immunological diseases are also can easily affected by this Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria.

Staphylococcus epidermidis caused diseases:

In catheterized patients it causes urinary tract infection.

It promotes biofilms growth on plastic devices which are placed within the body.

In heart patients it causes endocarditis.