Infection and Virulence of Pathogenic Bacteria
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 262
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microorganisms’ virulence and bacteria toxin producers are major contributors to infectious disease-related deaths across the globe.
Toxic shock syndrome (STSS), caused by Staphylococcal and Streptococcal toxins, continues to represent a public health problem in both adults and children. While STSS is potentially lethal, the survival rate depends on early recognition, source control, and antibiotic administration. Among Gram-positive bacteria S. aureus and S. pyogenes are toxin producers. They are superantigens producers that result in severe multiple organ failure. S. aureus pathogenicity is always associated with the secretion of several virulence factors such as clumping factors, protein A, toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL). Streptococcus pyogenes group A (GAS) is rarely responsible for septicemia, as it is usually involved in scarlet fever and other Streptococcal soft tissue infections. Reporting cases will show a more timely clinical approach and effective diagnostic methods for diagnosis.
The aim of this Special Issue of Microorganisms is to build a community of authors and readers who, by reporting their scientific contribution, make STSS more recognizable and therefore a less lethal infection complication.
Dr. Sara Giordana Rimoldi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- infection
- virulence
- bacteria toxin
- S. aureus
- Streptococcus pyogenes group A (GAS)
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