Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections

Staphylococci and streptococci are leading causes of healthcare and community-acquired bacterial infections worldwide. Within each genus, virulent species such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus pneumoniae are associated with diverse syndromes of superficial infection, invasive infection and exotoxin production. Within each genus, less virulent species such as coagulase-negative staphylococci and viridans streptococci are common harmless human commensals but are frequently cultured from clinical samples.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Bacterial infections Source Type: research