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PRINCIPLES OF BACTERIOLOGY 
X. The Summary of Staphylococcus Group 
The staphylococcus is a common organism, found every¬ 
where, especially on human skin, causes localized sup¬ 
purations, at times septicemia, is Gram-positive, appears 
in clusters, has no spores, flagella or capsules, is non- 
motile, grows readily on all ordinary media, is aerobic 
and facultative anaerobic, produces endotoxin, hemolysin 
and leucocidin, the infected animal produces bac- 
teriolysins, opsonins, agglutinins; phagocytosis plays an 
important part in overcoming the infection. 
One of the most promising treatments for all infected 
wounds is that of Carrel-Dakin. 
It is somewhat complicated and should be thoroughly 
explained by one familiar with its use, and, for this 
reason, is omitted here; briefly stated its essential fea¬ 
ture is chloride of lime with sodium carbonate and bi¬ 
carbonate. 
When properly applied by Carrel-Dakin’s method, it 
is the most efficient treatment of infected wounds yet 
devised. 
