Look Who’s Talking: Host and Pathogen Drivers of <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> Virulence in Neonatal Sepsis

Look Who’s Talking: Host and Pathogen Drivers of <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i> Virulence in Neonatal Sepsis

Preterm infants are at increased risk for invasive neonatal bacterial infections. <i>S. epidermidis</i>, a ubiquitous skin commensal, is a major cause of late-onset neonatal sepsis, particularly in high-resource settings. The vulnerability of preterm infants to serious bacterial infectio...

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Main Authors: Isabella A. Joubert, Michael Otto, Tobias Strunk, Andrew J. Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
host–pathogen interactions
neonatal sepsis
<i>S. epidermidis</i>
commensalism
pathogenesis
virulence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/2/860

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