#Staph’s activation of blood clotting
“#Staph’s activation of blood clotting” Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, enmeshed in a human white blood cell. Credit: NIAID Acute bacterial endocarditis—infection of the inner lining of the heart—is most often caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (“staph”) and has up to a 40% mortality rate. Staph bacteria circulating in the…