Staphylococcus aureus infections
By: Lisa Freeman-Cook and Kevin Freeman-Cook ; foreword by David Heymann ; founding editor, I. Edward Alcamo
Contributors: Freeman-Cook, Kevin D.; Alcamo, I. Edward; Heymann, David L.
Series: Deadly diseases and epidemics; Deadly diseases and epidemics
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781438101682
Subjects: Staphylococcus aureus infections; MEDICAL; Infectious Diseases
Description: Staph bacteria can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around the nose, mouth, genitals, and rectum. If the skin is punctured or broken, however, staph bacteria can enter the wound and cause many kinds of infection, some of them serious and even deadly.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-174) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: The dangers of staphylococcus aureus infection; title: Introduction to bacteria; title: Staphylococcus aureus; title: The immune system and bacterial virulence factors; title: Fighting S. aureus infections; title: Mechanisms of resistance; title: Methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus: a modern epidemic; title: Prevention of antibiotic resistance; title: The future of staphylococcus aureus treatment; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Further reading; title: Websites; title: Index.