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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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