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Staphylococcus aureus : molecular and clinical aspects /
Staphylococcus aureus is resident in skin and nasal membranes with a formidable pathogenic potential to cause a variety of community and hospital acquired infections. This authoritative survey covers the impact of genome sequences into our understanding of MRSA and MSSA pathogenesis. World specialis...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, U.K. :
Horwood Pub.,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Staphylococcus Aureus: Molecular and Clinical Aspects; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Chapter contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Staphylococcal Infection: Emerging Clinical Syndromes; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 BACTERAEMIA; 1.3 ENDOVASCULAR INFECTION; 1.4 BREAST INFECTIONS; 1.5 CELLULITIS; 1.6 DENTAL; 1.7 DIALYSIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; 1.8 EYE INFECTIONS; 1.9 ENTEROCOLITIS; 1.10 INTRA-ABDOMINAL; 1.11 CENTRAL NERVIOUS SYSTEM; 1.12 MYOCARDITIS/ PERICARDITIS; 1.13 NASAL COLONIZATION; 1.14 OSTEOMYELITIS/DISCITIS/ DIABETIC FOOT; 1.15 PAROTITIS; 1.16 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS.
- 1.17 SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS1.18 SMALL COLONY VARIANTS OF SA; 1.19 TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; 1.20 URINARY TRACT INFECTION; 1.21 VASCULAR INFECTIONS; 1.22 CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Epidemiology of MRSA and MSSA; 2.1 RESERVOIRS; 2.2 THE POPULATION STRUCTURE OF S. AUREUS; 2.3 ROUTES OF TRANSMISSION; 2.4 THE HOST POPULATION; 2.5 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. The Staphylococcus aureus Genome; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF S. AUREUS GENOME; 3.3 FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF S. aureus GENOME; 3.4 POLYMORPHISM OF S. AUREUS GENOME AND GENOME ALLOTYPING.
- 3.5 CONCLUSIONACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Virulence Gene Regulation and their role in pathogenesis of disease; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE ACCESSORY GENE REGULATOR, agr.; 4.3 THE SarA FAMILY OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; 4.4 SIGMA FACTOR B; 4.5 TWO-COMPONENT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION SYSTEMS; 4.6 ROLE OF VIRULENCE REGULATORS IN INFECTION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Pathogenesis of disease; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 S. AUREUS ENCAPSULATION; 5.3 BIOFILM FORMATION; 5.4 ADHERENCE; 5.5 COLONIZATION; 5.6 IRON ACQUISITION; 5.7 INTERNALIZATION OF S. AUREUS BY NON-PROFESSIONAL PHAGOCYTES.
- 5.8 STAPHYLOCOCCAL EXOTOXINSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Antimicrobial Resistance and Therapy of Staphylococcus aureus Infections; 6.1 BASIC MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE; 6.2 BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTICS; 6.3 GLYCOPEPTIDES; 6.4 MACROLIDES, LINCOSAMIDES AND STREPTOGRAMINS; 6.5 LINEZOLID; 6.6 FLUOROQUINOLONES; 6.7 RIFAMPIN; 6.8 MISCELLANEOUS AGENTS; 6.9 THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS; REFERENCES.