title: Infections caused by staphylococci.
abstract: Staphylococci are not highly virulent bacteria. They require a predisposing factor in the host to initiate an infectious process. Primary infections are rare. Typical staphylococcal infections develop on the basis of a locus minoris resistentiae with the subsequent participation of multiple cellular and extracellular staphylococcal factors. A hypothetical view of the development of staphylococcal infection is briefly presented.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D011817:Rabbits; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014774:Virulence