Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Disease:

Staphylococcus aureus is now acknowledged as being the most important bacterial pathogen of humans. It usually produces localized disease but can be rapidly invasive, spreading through the tissues, invading bone, and seeding the bloodstream to produce a fulminant picture of septic shock, disseminate...

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Other Authors: Honeyman, Allen L. (Editor), Friedman, Herman (Editor), Bendinelli, Mauro (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA Springer US 2001
Series:Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis
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Online Access:UBR01
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Summary:Staphylococcus aureus is now acknowledged as being the most important bacterial pathogen of humans. It usually produces localized disease but can be rapidly invasive, spreading through the tissues, invading bone, and seeding the bloodstream to produce a fulminant picture of septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and rapid death. Moreover, most strains of staph infections are becoming resistant to most antibiotics, thus posing a significant problem for hospitals and health care facilities. This book, a volume in the Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis series, presents chapters by the major researchers in the field
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XX, 330 p)
ISBN:9780306468483
DOI:10.1007/b111097

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