Year: 2008
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen capable of causing a wide range of infections,\nfrom relatively mild skin infections such as folliculitis and furunculosis to life-threatening\nconditions, including sepsis, deep abscesses, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, and infective\nendocarditis (1, 2). S. aureus belongs to the genus Staphylococcus, which contains more than\n30 species. In human beings, the most clinically relevant species are S. aureus, S. epidermidis,\nS. haemolyticus, S. lugdunensis, and S. saprophyticus, of which S. aureus is by far the most\nvirulent. In contrast to most Staphylococcus species, S. aureus is capable of being pathogenic\nin the absence of predisposing host conditions such as immunosuppression or the presence\nof foreign body material.
Author: Damian C. Melles∗
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2137203558