Hamory B H, Parisi J T, Hutton J P
Am J Infect Control. 1987 Apr;15(2):59-74. doi: 10.1016/0196-6553(87)90003-4.
Staphylococcus epidermidis is an organism formerly believed to be nonpathogenic. It is now recognized as a pathogen, causing infections on implanted devices and among immunosuppressed patients. Further, it has been involved in the development of resistance to a number of antibiotics. The epidemiology of this organism, its pathogenesis, and its treatment are important to infection control practitioners.
表皮葡萄球菌是一种以前被认为无致病性的微生物。现在它被公认为一种病原体,可在植入装置上以及免疫抑制患者中引起感染。此外,它还与多种抗生素耐药性的产生有关。这种微生物的流行病学、发病机制及其治疗方法对感染控制从业人员来说很重要。