Germs 



BACTERIA IN SURGERY. 

 CHAPTER VI. 



SEPSIS, ASEPSIS AND ANTISEPSIS. 



In surgical practice the bacteria met with 

 most frequently are the following: 



The Staphylococcus Pyogenes Aureus, 

 Commonly the streptococcus pyogenes, the bacilli coli 



ncoun ere . communis, the bacillus tuberculosis and the 



bacillus tetani. 



The Staphylococcus *Pyogenes Aureus. 

 Water, dust and air are all means by which this 

 micro-organism is distributed. It is found, 

 also, in the mouth, under the finger-nails, and 

 in superficial layers of skin. This is the germ 

 most frequently found to be concerned in 

 severe forms of inflammation confined to small 

 areas in which pus is found, described as 

 "acute, suppurative circumscribed inflamma- 

 tion." While the staphylococcus pyogenes 

 aureus does not form spores, it is very difficult 

 to destroy, resisting to a remarkable degree all 

 means used for its extermination. 



The Staphylococcus Pyogenes *Albus 

 AND *Gitreus. These germs are found in the 



* Pyogenes signifies pus-forming ; Aureus, golden- 

 yellow. 



* Albus means white. 



* Citreis, citron-yellow. These colors are assumed 

 when seen in growing cultures. 



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