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Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD A mucus plug is a thick clump of mucus that forms a seal at your cervix (the opening to ...

Opportunistic bacteria from the genus Staphylococcus can cause life-threatening infections such as pneumonia, endocarditis, bone and joint infections, and sepsis. This pathogenicity is closely related ...