Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most successful modern
pathogens. The same organism that lives as a commensal and is transmitted in both health …

Staphylococcus aureus is a microorganism resident in the skin and nasal membranes with a
dreadful pathogenic potential to cause a variety of community and hospital-acquired …

Highlights•Phagocytes play both protective and detrimental roles in containing bloodstream
S. aureus.•S. aureus hijacks the host coagulation system and uses it to bind host …

The pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen isolated in
skin-and-soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) in the United States. Most S. aureus SSTIs are caused …

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 …

The Staphylococcus genus includes a diverse group of commensals that colonize mammals
on the skin or mucous membranes. Some of the best‐known members of this genus, such as …

Staphylococcus aureus secretes a number of host-injurious toxins, among the most
prominent of which is the small β-barrel pore-forming toxin α-hemolysin. Initially named …

This review begins with a discussion of the large family of Staphylococcus aureus and beta-
hemolytic streptococcal pyrogenic toxin T lymphocyte superantigens from structural and …

The widespread use of antibiotics in association with high-density clinical care has driven
the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria that are adapted to thrive in hospitalized patients …

During the 1990s, various reports of community-associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections appeared in the literature, caused by novel …