Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that causes a wide range of clinical
infections. It is a leading cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis as well as …

Decreased antimicrobial efficiency has become a global public health issue. The paucity of
new antibacterial drugs is evident, and the arsenal against infectious diseases needs to be …

Zinc is known to be indispensable to growth and development and transmission of the
genetic message. It does this through a remarkable mosaic of zinc binding motifs that …

The outcome of encounters between Staphylococcus (S.) aureus and its human host ranges
from life-threatening infection through allergic reactions to symptom-free colonization. The …

Staphylococcus aureus is both a commensal organism and also an important opportunistic
human pathogen, causing a variety of community and hospital-associated pathologies, such …

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a dangerous pathogen and a leading cause of both
nosocomial and community acquired bacterial infection worldwide. However, on the other …

The staphylococcal superantigen-like proteins (SSLs) are close relatives of the
superantigens but are coded for by a separate gene cluster within a 19-kb region of the …

Background: Bilateral nasal polyposis (NP) is characterized by high concentrations of IgE in
NP tissue, which show no relation to the atopic status. We aimed to study the relationship …

Background. The incidence and severity of invasive group A streptococcal infection
demonstrate great variability over time, which at least, in part, seems to be related to group A …

▪ Abstract Human vascular endothelial cells (EC) basally display class I and II MHC-peptide
complexes on their surface and come in regular contact with circulating T cells. We propose …