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001 2005004958
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005 20060920083114.0
008 050217s2006 paua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aRC116.S8$bF74 2006
082 00 $a616.9/297$222
100 1 $aFreeman-Cook, Lisa.
245 10 $aStaphylococcus aureus infections /$cLisa Freeman-Cook and Kevin Freeman-Cook ; foreword by David Heymann.
260 $aPhiladelphia :$bChelsea House Publishers,$cc2006.
300 $a182 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aDeadly diseases and epidemics
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-174) and index.
505 0 $aThe dangers of staphylococcus aureus infection -- Introduction to bacteria -- Staphylococcus aureus -- The immune system and bacterial virulence factors -- Fighting S. aureus infections -- Mechanisms of resistance -- Methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus: a modern epidemic -- Prevention of antibiotic resistance -- The future of staphylococcus aureus treatment -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Websites -- Index.
520 $aStaph bacteria can live harmlessly on many skin surfaces, especially around the nose, mouth, genitals, and rectum. If the skin is punctured or broken, however, staph bacteria can enter the wound and cause many kinds of infection, some of them serious and even deadly.
650 0 $aStaphylococcus aureus infections.
700 1 $aFreeman-Cook, Kevin D.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip058/2005004958.html