Staphylococci in Human Disease (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Crossley, Kent; Fowler, Vance; Archer, Gordon; Jefferson, Kimberly

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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, virulence determinants, mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, and laboratory techniques. The second section deals with epidemiology, and the third section provides an overview of the varied clinical manifestations of human staphylococcal infections. The fourth section covers prevention and treatment of these often life-threatening infections. Written by experts from around the globe, this book is essential reading for all clinicians and basic scientists studying the staphylococci.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 640
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444308471
• Artikelnr.: 37361660

Autorenporträt

Waldemar Heckel is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Calgary. His publications include Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great (Blackwell, 2005), Alexander the Great: Historical Sources in Translation (with J.C. Yardley, Blackwell, 2003), Crossroads of History: The Age of Alexander (with L.A. Tritle, 2003), The Wars of Alexander the Great (2002), and The Marshals of Alexander's Empire (1992). Lawrence A. Tritle is Professor of History at Loyola Marymount University. He is author and editor of The Peloponnesian War (2004), From Melos to My Lai. War and Survival (2000), The Greek World in the Fourth Century (1997) and Phocion the Good (1988), as well as numerous articles on Greek history.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. 2. The Epigraphic Evidence. 3. The Numismatic Evidence. 4.
The Archaeological and Art Historical Evidence. 5. The Macedonian
Background. 6. Alexander: the last Achaemenid. 7. Alexander and the Greeks.
8. Alexander and the Barbarians. 9. Alexander as a war leader. 10.
Alexander's court. 11. Heroes, cults and divinity. 12. Alexander's Sex
Life. 13. After Alexander: the Succession and the Diadochs. 14. Alexander's
Image in the Hellenistic World. 15. The Roman Alexander. 16. Jewish,
Christian and Muslim Alexanders. Sources for further reading. Bibliography.
Chronological table. . Note: the first 4 chapters will be shorter than the
others