TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Staphylococcus aureus
A1  - David, Michael Z.
A2  - Boulton, Matthew L.
A2  - Wallace, Robert B.
Y1  - 2022
N1  - 
T2  - Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
AB  - The  bacterium  Staphylococcus  aureus  is  among  the  most  common  causes  of  human  infection  requiring  medical  care  across  the  lifespan,  and  among  the  most  common  causes  of  skin,  bone,  and  bloodstream  infections  globally.1  It  is  also  a  pathogen  of  agricultural  importance,  particularly  in  dairy  cows  and  poultry.2S.  aureus  is  generally  a  commensal  organism,  and  it  has  been  recovered  in  tests  of  asymptomatic  nasal  colonization  from  23%  to  41%  of  human  populations  in  studies  throughout  the  world.3–10S.  aureus  is  often  part  of  the  human  skin  and  gut  microbiome,  and  it  is  transmitted  from  person  to  person  by  direct  contact.  S.  aureus  can  also  spread  between  animals  and  humans.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182668116
ER  -