Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is a common human pathogen, and over the past 90 years has been increasingly recognized as an important cause of pneumonia. The epidemiology of staphylococcal pneumonia has changed over this time period, and S. aureus is now a frequent cause of both community-acquired and hospital-acquired pneumonia including ventilator- associated pneumonia. This article reviews the important changes in the epidemiology and microbiology of S. aureus, the clinical features of S. aureus pneumonia, and considerations in antibiotic therapy for this disease.
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, pneumonia
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
Title: Pneumonia Caused by Staphylococcus aureus
Volume: 5 Issue: 1
Author(s): Sarah D. Haessler and Richard B. Brown
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Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, pneumonia
Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is a common human pathogen, and over the past 90 years has been increasingly recognized as an important cause of pneumonia. The epidemiology of staphylococcal pneumonia has changed over this time period, and S. aureus is now a frequent cause of both community-acquired and hospital-acquired pneumonia including ventilator- associated pneumonia. This article reviews the important changes in the epidemiology and microbiology of S. aureus, the clinical features of S. aureus pneumonia, and considerations in antibiotic therapy for this disease.
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Haessler D. Sarah and Brown B. Richard, Pneumonia Caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2009; 5 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339809787354056
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339809787354056 |
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Online ISSN 1875-6387 |
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