title: Are we close to a vaccination against Staphylococcus aureus?
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 51 Newton Road, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242 USA.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Merriman
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Schlievert
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; animal models; cytolysins; superantigens; vaccination; virulence factors