Article
Small colony variants in staphylococcal infections: diagnostic and therapeutic implications.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Sept 1998
Proctor R A, Peters G
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of S. aureus small colony variants as persistent and intracellular has provided new insight into the understanding of pathogenesis associated with staphylococcal diseases. Survival advantages are afforded to SCVs on the basis of their ability to hide within host cells, which provide...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Electron Transport
- Forecasting
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus aureus