Author: Lowy, F. D.
Description: Micrococcus, which, when limited in its extent and activity, causes acute suppurative inflammation (phlegmon), produces, when more extensive and intense in its action on the human system, the most virulent forms of septicæmia and pyæmia. In an elegant series of clinical observations and laboratory studies published in 1880 and 1882, Ogston described staphylococcal disease and its role in sepsis and abscess formation. More than 100 years later, Staphylococcus aureus remains a versatile and dangerous pathogen in humans. The frequencies of both community-acquired and hospital-acquired staphylococcal infections have increased steadily, with little change in overall mortality.
Subject headings: Drug Resistance; Microbial; Humans; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Virulence
Publication year: 1998
Journal or book title: The New England Journal of Medicine
Volume: 339
Issue: 8
Pages: 520-532
Find the full text: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm199808203390806
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