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Staphylococcal colonization and infection: homeostasis versus disbalance of human (innate) immunity and bacterial virulence
28 Jun 2006
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review identifies trends in the study of interactions between Staphylococcus aureus and humans. When nasal colonization is in the neutral state, infection clearly represents a state of host-pathogen disbalance. The features leading from apparent homeostatic colonization to pathogenesis are identified at an increasing rate. RECENT FINDINGS: Persistent carriage of S. aureus predisposes to...
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