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Staphylococci in Human Disease
ISBN: 9781405163323 | 1405163321
Edition: 2ndFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 10/19/2009
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Staphylococci remain the most important cause of hospital-acquired infections in the U.S. and MRSA has become the most common cause of skin and soft tissue infection.There is now a much greater understanding of the physiology and evolution of the staphylococci and this new edition reflects the rapid advancements in knowledge about this pathogen and provides a comprehensive review from both clinical and basic science perspectives.The first section addresses the basic biology of the staphylococci, their molecular genetics, host defenses and host ... MORE
| The Organisms Biology and Taxonomy | |
| The biology of staphylococci | |
| Genomics of the Staphylococci | |
| The evolution and taxonomy of staphylococci | |
| The molecular basis of pathogenicity | |
| Adaptation to stress: biofilms and small colony variants | |
| Exotoxins | |
| Host Defense Against Staphylococcal Infection | |
| The mechanism of host defense | ... MORE |
| Evasion of Host Defenses | |
| Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococci | |
| Resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics | |
| Resistance to glycopeptides | |
| Resistance to other agents | |
| Laboratory Studies | |
| Issues in the identification and susceptibility testing of staphylococci | |
| Epidemiology of Staphylococcal Infection (To be determined) | |
| Colonization with Staphylococcus aureus and the role of colonization in causing infection | |
| Epidemiology of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections | |
| Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Infections | |
| Epidemiology of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Infections Caused by these Organisms | |
| Diseases Caused by Staphylococci | |
| Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia and Endocarditis | |
| Surgical Site Infections and Surgical Prophylaxis | |
| Infections of Intravascular Catheters and Vascular Devices | |
| Skin and soft tissue infections | |
| Central nervous system infections | |
| Diseases of the Eye | |
| Osteomyelitis and Other Bone and Joint Infections | |
| Staphylococcal Pneumonia | |
| Urinary tract infections | |
| Toxic Shock Syndrome | |
| Toxin-mediated syndromes | |
| Staphylococcal Diarrhea and Enterocolitis | |
| Infections in Immunocompromised Patients | |
| Clinical Manifestations of Community-Acquired MRSA Infections | |
| Prevention and Treatment of Staphylococcal Infections | |
| Elimination of S. aureus carriage: Importance and strategies | |
| Treatment of Staphylococcal Infections | |
| Vaccine-based strategies for prevention of Staphylococcus aureus infection | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Kent B. Crossley MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School and Chief, Education Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Centre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Gordon L. Archer MD, Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology/Immunoloyg and Chairman, Division of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Vance Fowler MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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