Who is at the risk of staph infection?
Anyone can develop an infection, even to be more specific hardly can we find someone who is free from this infection. The infection can be found mostly on the surface of the skin of most humans and usually it does not have any effect on the victim at this stage or cause any disease. However, damage to the skin or other injury may allow the bacteria to overcome the natural protective mechanisms of the body leading to infection. People who have the greater risk of developing this infection are newborn infants, breast-feeding mothers, people with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, cancer, vascular disease and lung disease. Others include injecting drug users; those with skin injuries or disorders, intravenous catheters, surgical incisions and those with a weakened immune system, all have an increased risk of developing staph infections. As you can see, it is an infection that cuts across all borders, it knows no age or gender. Staphylococcus bacterial produces illness directly by causi
