Journal
INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 17-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2008.10.003
Keywords
Staphylococcus; Neutrophil; Innate immunity; Virulence
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- Intramural Program of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institutes of Health
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Staphylococcus aureus is the most abundant cause of bacterial infections in the United States. As such, the pathogen has devised means to circumvent destruction by the innate immune system. Neutrophils are a critical component of innate immunity and the primary cellular defense against S aureus infections. This article reviews human neutrophil function in the context of S aureus virulence mechanisms and provides an overview of community-associated methicillin-resistant S aureus pathogenicity.
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