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*May adhere to indwelling catheters leading to urinary tract infections
*May adhere to indwelling catheters leading to urinary tract infections
*Often display multiple antibiotic resistance
*Often display multiple antibiotic resistance
==Enteritis==
* 30% strains of ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'' produce potent enterotoxin. T
** Protein and heat-stable
** Responsible for staphylococcal food poisoning in man.
* Every reason to assume that acute gastro-intestinal disturbance in small animals may be caused by these enterotoxins BUT not well documented.
* Symptoms last 24-36 hours and include:
** Acute vomiting
** Diarrhoea
** Pain
* The enterotoxins are superantigens.
** Induce release of cytokines from lymphocytes
[[Category:Bacteria]][[Category:Gram_positive_bacteria]][[Category:Cocci]]
[[Category:Bacteria]][[Category:Gram_positive_bacteria]][[Category:Cocci]]
[[Category:Enteritis,_Bacterial]]