1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139875403321

Titolo

Staphylococci in human disease [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Kent B. Crossley ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-33160-4

9786612331602

1-4443-0846-7

1-4443-0847-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (647 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CrossleyKent B

Disciplina

616.9297

Soggetti

Staphylococcal infections

Gram-positive bacterial infections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Staphylococci inHuman Disease; Contents; Contributors; Preface to the Second Edition; Section IThe Organisms; Biology and Taxonomy; Chapter 1The Biology of Staphylococci; Chapter 2Genomics of the Staphylococci; Chapter 3Evolution and Taxonomyof Staphylococci; Chapter 4Molecular Basis of Pathogenicity; Chapter 5Adaptation to Stress: Biofilms andSmall-colony Variants; Chapter 6Exotoxins; Chapter 7Host Defense Against StaphylococcalInfection; Antimicrobial Resistance inStaphylococci; Chapter 8Resistance to b -Lactam Antibiotics; Chapter 9Resistance to Glycopeptides

Chapter 10Resistance to Other AgentsLaboratory Studies; Chapter 11Issues in the Identification andSusceptibility Testing of Staphylococci; Section IIEpidemiology of StaphylococcalInfection; Chapter 12Colonization with Staphylococcusaureus and the Role of Colonizationin Causing Infection; Chapter 13Epidemiology of Community-associatedStaphylococcus aureus Infections; Chapter 14Epidemiology of Healthcare-associatedStaphylococcus aureus Infections; Chapter 15Epidemiology of Coagulase-negativeStaphylococci and Infections Causedby these Organisms; Section IIIDiseases Caused by Staphylococci



Chapter 16Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremiaand EndocarditisChapter 17Surgical-site Infections andSurgical Prophylaxis; Chapter 18Infections of Intravascular Cathetersand Vascular Devices; Chapter 19Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Chapter 20Central Nervous System Infections; Chapter 21Diseases of the Eye; Chapter 22Osteomyelitis and Other Bone andJoint Infections; Chapter 23Staphylococcal Pneumonia; Chapter 24Urinary Tract Infections; Chapter 25Toxic Shock Syndrome; Chapter 26Toxin-mediated Syndromes; Chapter 27Staphylococcal Diarrhea andEnterocolitis

Chapter 28Infections in ImmunocompromisedPatientsChapter 29Clinical Manifestations of Community-acquiredMRSA Infections; Section IVPrevention and Treatment ofStaphylococcal Infections; Chapter 30Elimination of Staphylococcus aureusCarriage: Importance and Strategies; Chapter 31Treatment of Staphylococcal Infection; Chapter 32Vaccine-based Strategies for Preventionof Staphylococcus aureus Infection; Index; Plates

Sommario/riassunto

Staphylococci remain the most important cause of hospital-acquired infections in the U.S. and MRSA has become the most common cause of skin and soft tissue infection in many parts of the world. There is now a much greater understanding of the physiology and evolution of the staphylococci and this new edition reflects the rapid advancements in knowledge about this pathogen and provides a comprehensive review from both clinical and basic science perspectives. The first section addresses the basic biology of the staphylococci, their molecular genetics, host defenses and host evasion, virulenc



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001259079707536

Titolo

Family and inheritance : rural society in Western Europe, 1200-1800 / edited by Jack Goody, Joan Thirsk, E. P. Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1976

ISBN

0521212464

Descrizione fisica

VI, 421 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Goody, Jack

Thirsk, Joan

Thompson, Edward Palmer

Disciplina

303.3

Soggetti

Famiglia - Europa - Storia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia