Pus

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Pus

• living dying and dead neutrophils and bacteria
• cellular debris
• ? globules of lipid
• for formation causative stimulus must be fairly persistent

Cause

• usually pyogenic bacteria
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Streptococcus pyogenes
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Neisseria meningitidis
• Coliforms (Escherichia coli)

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