Summary
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium found on the skin and in the nose of up to 25 percent of healthy people and animals, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. S. aureus causes a wide variety of infections, most of which are localized to the skin and are nonfatal in nature. The bacterium produces superficial skin lesions, but can also cause serious internal infections, including hospital-acquired pneumonia, meningitis, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, and bacteremia. Some strains of S. aureus are resistant to antibiotics, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), making treatment challenging. Staphylococcus aureus Infections, Second Edition describes the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of S. aureus infections, the newest related research, and future prospects for controlling the bacteria.
Chapters and topics include:
- Bacteria
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus aureus, the Immune System,and Bacterial Virulence Factors
- Fighting Staphylococcus aureus Infections
- Staphylococcus aureus and Mechanisms of Resistance
- Methicillin- and Vancoymcin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcus aureus and Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance
- The Future of Staphylococcus aureus Treatment.
About the Author(s)
Donald Emmeluth, Ed.D., spent most of his teaching career in upstate New York. He now teaches biology at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. Emmeluth has published several journal articles and is the coauthor of a high school biology textbook. His other titles in Chelsea House's Deadly Diseases and Epidemics series include Typhoid Fever, Plague, and Influenza. Emmeluth served as president of the National Association of Biology Teachers and received several awards, including the association's highest honor, the Honorary Membership Award, and the Two-Year College Biology Teaching Award.
Foreword by David Heymann, World Health Organization