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Infections by gram-positive bacteria: an overview. 1988

G Gialdroni Grassi

Department of Chemotherapy, University of Pavia, Italy.

Staphylococcus aureus, which has exceptional ability to cause disease in man, has responded to the introductions of antimicrobial agents by the selection and emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains. There have been cyclical changes in the prevalence of these strains in nosocomial infections. Other Gram-positive species that give rise to concern, for related reasons, are Staph. epidermidis and other coagulase-negative staphylococci, Streptococcus faecalis and the JK group of corynebacteria. These problems are discussed to provide a background for the contributions that follow.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004352	Drug Resistance, Microbial	The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).	Antibiotic Resistance,Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial,Antimicrobial Resistance, Drug,Antimicrobial Drug Resistance,Antimicrobial Drug Resistances,Antimicrobial Resistances, Drug,Drug Antimicrobial Resistance,Drug Antimicrobial Resistances,Drug Resistances, Microbial,Resistance, Antibiotic,Resistance, Drug Antimicrobial,Resistances, Drug Antimicrobial
D006094	Gram-Positive Bacteria	Bacteria which retain the crystal violet stain when treated by Gram's method.	Gram Positive Bacteria
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001424	Bacterial Infections	Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified.	Bacterial Disease,Bacterial Infection,Infection, Bacterial,Infections, Bacterial,Bacterial Diseases