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*''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' was discovered in late 1870's by Alexander Ogston, a surgeon at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. It was the major cause of skin and soft tissue infections such as boils, scalded skin syndrome and impetigo.<ref> Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. National institute of allergy and infectious diseases(2016) https://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/antimicrobialresistance/examples/mrsa/Pages/history.aspx Accessed on August 12,2016</ref> <ref>Boil. London review of books. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v27/n24/hugh-pennington/dont-pick-your-nose accessed on August 12,2016<ref | *''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' was discovered in late 1870's by Alexander Ogston, a surgeon at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. It was the major cause of skin and soft tissue infections such as boils, scalded skin syndrome and impetigo.<ref> Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. National institute of allergy and infectious diseases(2016) https://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/antimicrobialresistance/examples/mrsa/Pages/history.aspx Accessed on August 12,2016</ref> <ref>Boil. London review of books. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v27/n24/hugh-pennington/dont-pick-your-nose accessed on August 12,2016</ref> | ||
*Carl Alois Philipp Garrè (12 December 1857, Ragaz – 6 March 1928) who was a Swiss surgeon, proved that ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' causes [[carbuncles]] and [[boils]] by experimenting on himself and had one condition named after himself, Garre's [[sclerosing osteomyelitis]] (sclerosing [[osteitis]] – form of chronic [[osteomyelitis]] with proliferative [[periostitis]]).<ref name=boil(furuncle)> Wikipedia. CarlGarre(boil). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Garr%C3%A9 Accessed on August 12,2016</ref> | *Carl Alois Philipp Garrè (12 December 1857, Ragaz – 6 March 1928) who was a Swiss surgeon, proved that ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' causes [[carbuncles]] and [[boils]] by experimenting on himself and had one condition named after himself, Garre's [[sclerosing osteomyelitis]] (sclerosing [[osteitis]] – form of chronic [[osteomyelitis]] with proliferative [[periostitis]]).<ref name=boil(furuncle)> Wikipedia. CarlGarre(boil). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Garr%C3%A9 Accessed on August 12,2016</ref> | ||
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Historical Perspective
- Staphylococcus aureus was discovered in late 1870's by Alexander Ogston, a surgeon at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. It was the major cause of skin and soft tissue infections such as boils, scalded skin syndrome and impetigo.[1] [2]
- Carl Alois Philipp Garrè (12 December 1857, Ragaz – 6 March 1928) who was a Swiss surgeon, proved that Staphylococcus aureus causes carbuncles and boils by experimenting on himself and had one condition named after himself, Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis (sclerosing osteitis – form of chronic osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis).[3]
References
- ↑ Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. National institute of allergy and infectious diseases(2016) https://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/antimicrobialresistance/examples/mrsa/Pages/history.aspx Accessed on August 12,2016
- ↑ Boil. London review of books. http://www.lrb.co.uk/v27/n24/hugh-pennington/dont-pick-your-nose accessed on August 12,2016
- ↑ Wikipedia. CarlGarre(boil). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Garr%C3%A9 Accessed on August 12,2016