S. aureus infections in intensive care units in the National Nosocomial Infections
Surveillance System. Data include the total number of infections from 1987 to 1997. Isolates …

Staphylococcus aureus can cause superficial skin infections and, occasionally, deep-seated
infections that entail spread through the blood stream. The organism expresses several …

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen and the major causative agent of
numerous hospital-and community-acquired infections. Staphylococcus epidermidis has …

The unique redox potential of iron makes it an ideal cofactor in diverse biochemical
reactions. Iron is therefore vital for the growth and proliferation of nearly all organisms …

Sepsis remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality, and the pathophysiology of the
disease is not clear. The definition of the clinical manifestations of sepsis is ever evolving …

Staphylococci are the most abundant skin-colonizing bacteria and the most important
causes of nosocomial infections and community-associated skin infections. Molecular …

Vaccination, which is the most effective medical intervention that has ever been introduced,
originated from the observation that individuals who survived a plague or smallpox would …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are prevalent bacterial pathogens
that cause both health care and community-associated infections. Increasing resistance to …

This review summarizes ongoing research aimed at finding novel drugs as alternatives to
traditional antibiotics. Anti-virulence approaches, phage therapy and therapeutic antibodies …

Pneumococcus is one of the most important human pathogens that causes life-threatening
invasive diseases, especially at the extremities of age. Capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) …