staph
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of staph
First recorded in 1930–35; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Weeks later, doctors discovered he had staph infection - which is caused by staphylococcus, a germ that lives in the nose of one in three people and can enter the body through a cut.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
This led to nasty staph infections, with a side of flu, bronchitis and pneumonia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Before Pregerson issued his ruling, one man testified that he’d been forced to sleep under another man’s bunk in a five-person cell, where he’d eventually developed a staph infection from the mold and mildew.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
The experimental dressing had excellent antibacterial performance against gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial species, and effectively eradicated E. coli and staph bacteria in testing.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024
There weren't any antibiotics available, either, so staph infection was rampant – leaving little girls with oozing sores on their legs and boys with pus-filled open wounds on their necks.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2023
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