Summarizes cutting-edge findings on virulence factors, mechanisms of protection and therapeutic approaches

Equips readers with a fundamental tool for working on Staphylococcus aureus

Offers an invaluable source of information for a broad audience ranging from clinicians to academic researchers and applied scientists

Autorentext
Fabio BagnoliGSK Vaccines, Siena, Italye-mail: fabio.x.bagnoli@gsk.com
Rino RappuoliGSK Vaccines, Siena, Italye-mail: rino.r.rappuoli@gsk.com
Guido GrandiUniversity of Trento, Povo, Italye-mail: guido.grandi@unitn.it

Inhalt

Clinical microbiology, transmission and carriage of Staphylococcus aureus.- Worldwide Epidemiology and antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus aureus.- Structure and function of surface polysaccharides of Staphylococcus aureus .- Structure and function of surface proteins of Staphylococcus aureus.- Staphylococcus aureus pore-forming toxins.-Regulation of Staphylococcus aureus genes.- Staphylococcus aureus- associated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.- Staphylococcus aureus- associated Musculoskeletal Infections.- Bacteremia, Sepsis, and Infective Endocarditis associated to Staphylococcus aureus.- Staphylococcus aureus as a zoonotic pathogen.- Antibiotic therapy of Staphylococcus aureus.- Innate immune responses against Staphylococcus aureus.- Adaptive immune responses against Staphylococcus aureus.- Immunevasion mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus.- Vaccines and target populations for Staphylococcus aureus.- Bacteriophage and lysine therapy of Staphylococcus aureus . <p