Methamphetamine Alters the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Phagocytic Cells during Methicillin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Skin Infection

Methamphetamine Alters the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Phagocytic Cells during Methicillin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Skin Infection

ABSTRACT Methamphetamine (METH) is a major drug of abuse in the United States and worldwide. Furthermore, Staphylococcus aureus infections and METH use are coemerging public health problems. S. aureus is the single most important bacterial pathogen in infections among injection drug users, with skin...

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Main Authors: Mircea Radu Mihu, Jessica Roman-Sosa, Avanish K. Varshney, Eliseo A. Eugenin, Bhavikkumar P. Shah, Hiu Ham Lee, Long N. Nguyen, Allan J. Guimaraes, Bettina C. Fries, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Luis R. Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015-12-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01622-15

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