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Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterial commensal of the human nares and skin, is a frequent cause of soft tissue and bloodstream infections. A hallmark of staphylococcal infections is …
MH Cheng, S Zhang, RA Porritt… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19 is a newly recognized condition in children with recent severe acute respiratory syndrome …
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus (GAS), causes mild human infections such as pharyngitis and impetigo and serious infections such as necrotizing …
EL Fisher, M Otto, GYC Cheung - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins are a superfamily of secreted virulence factors that share structural and functional similarities and possess potent superantigenic activity …
Activated retina-specific T cells that have acquired the ability to break through the blood- retinal barrier are thought to be causally involved in autoimmune uveitis, a major cause of …
Staphylococcus aureus produces a wide variety of toxins including staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs; SEA to SEE, SEG to SEI, SER to SET) with demonstrated emetic activity …
N Malachowa, FR DeLeo - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2010 - Springer
Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus are successful as commensal organisms or pathogens in part because they adapt rapidly to selective pressures imparted by the human …
IV Pinchuk, EJ Beswick, VE Reyes - Toxins, 2010 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram positive bacterium that is carried by about one third of the general population and is responsible for common and serious diseases. These …
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Streptococci readily colonize mucosal tissues in the nasopharynx; the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts; and the skin. Each ecological niche presents a …