Infectious Agents and Pathogenesis

Honeyman, Allen; Friedman, Herman; Bendinelli, Mauro

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.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2001-09-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780306465918

DOI: 10.1007/b111097

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 330