Igniting the fire: Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors in the pathogenesis of sepsis

PLoS Pathog. 2014 Feb 13;10(2):e1003871. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003871. eCollection 2014 Feb.

Authors

Michael E Powers¹, Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
² Department of Microbiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America ; Department of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Staphylococcal Infections / immunology
Staphylococcal Infections / physiopathology*
Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity*
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / immunology
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / physiopathology*
Virulence Factors / physiology*

Substances

Virulence Factors

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