The role of virulence determinants in community-associated MRSA pathogenesis

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 361-369

  Diep, Binh An ^a   Otto, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 48149106342     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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