[Staphylococcus aureus and the human immune system].

The author characterizes factors of virulence of Staphylococcus aureus and its different interactions with immune systems of the host. She describes the immune mechanisms which play a key role in the elimination of staphylococcal infection and where inadequate function leads to the development of staphylococcal disease. The author draws attention to the complicated interrelationship of the complex of different virulence factors of staphylococcal strains involved in inhibition and dysregulation or in stimulation of effector mechanisms of immunity.