Factor Key To Severity Of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staph Infections Identified
Newly described proteins in drug-resistant strains of the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium attract and then destroy protective human white blood cells — a key process ensuring that S. aureus survives and causes severe disease, according to scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.S. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on November 12th, 2007