Persistent Bacterial Infections

James P Nataro, Martin J Blaser, Susanna Cunningham-Rundles (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

453 Seiten

2000
American Society for Microbiology (Verlag)
978-1-55581-159-4 (ISBN)

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This research-level book examines how host and pathogen have co-evolved to reach the current balance of power; and investigates if persistent colonization or infection is a biological accident or the result of an evolved equilibrium.

An examination of persistent bacterial infections in the light of ecological and evolutionary principles. * Focuses on the principles of parasitism and commensalism and our ability to distinguish the two states. * Explores the ways in which persistent infections differ from acute, self-limiting bacterial infections and how both differ from the nonpathogenic commensal state. * Addresses coevolution, host adaptation, natural selection, and other fundamental biological principles. * Serves as a resource for investigators and advanced students in the field of bacterial pathogenesis.

This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.

I. Introduction II. The Biology of Persistent Infection Microbial Mechanisms for Establishing Persistence - Antigenic Variation Microbial Mechanisms for Establishing Persistence - Privileged Intracellular Sites Microbial Mechanisms for Establishing Persistence - Avoidance of the Immune Response Mathematical Modeling of Persistent Infections The Natural History and Ecology of Commensal Human Flora Pathological Consequences of Commensalism Bacterial Infections in the Immunocompromised Host Immunologic Basis of Persistent Bacterial Infections III. Persistent Bacterial Pathogens Neisseria gonorrheae Chlamydia spp. Helicobacter pylori Borrelia spp. Pseudomonas aeruginose Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Mycobacterial Infections Bartonella spp. Treponema pallidum IV. Pathogenesis of Persistent Clinical Syndromes Endocarditis Osteomyelitis/Septic Arthritis Abscesses Dental Plaque Biofilms and Device Infections

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.5.2000
Verlagsort	Washington DC
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	1-55581-159-0 / 1555811590
ISBN-13	978-1-55581-159-4 / 9781555811594
Zustand	Neuware