THE importance of Staphylococcus aureus as the etiologic agent in pneumonia complicated by empyema has been emphasized in many recent reviews. 1,2 The problem of pneumonia and empyema secondary to ...

Pneumonia caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most dangerous infections that can occur in hospital. Particularly worrying are multi-resistant strains, against which many ...

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and SEC, have also been associated with CA-MRSA. S. aureusproduces an array of virulence factors to facilitate its pathogenesis. Initially researchers focused on ...

Pneumonia caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most dangerous infections that can occur in hospital. Particularly worrying are multi-resistant strains, against which many ...

The development of anti-staphylococcal agents has predominately focused on the elimination of bacteria cells (antimicrobials). This strategy has neglected the contribution of secreted proteins to ...