Streptococci and the Host / Edition 1

by Thea Horaud, Anne Bouvet, Roland Leclercq, Henri de Montclos, Michel Sicard

Overview

Strepocci and enterococci are the etiologic agents of infectious diseases that rank among the most severe in human pathology. The diagnosis, antibiotherapy, and prevention of the strepoccal diseases have improved considerably. However, the reemergence of severe strepoccal and enterococcal diseases constitutes a growing public health concern, which remains open to scientific and medical debate. The XIII'h Lancefield International Symposium on Strepocci and Strepoccal Diseases, held at Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, September 16—-2el, 1996, attracted 505 par­ ticipants from 43 countries. Twenty-two percent of the participants were students, a clear sign of the intense interest in this field. Of the 390 presentations made at the symposium, 260 were submitted as manuscripts for the Proceedings; we have included 249 of these in this volume. This symposium provided a forum for the presentation of the most recent findings and approaches to understanding several important fields, such as new aspects of infec­ tion, bacteria~host interactions, epidemiology, and molecular genetics of strepocci and enterococci. Over the last three years, the study of these subjects has expanded as increasingly sophisticated methods of molecular analysis have been applied to investigate the bi­ ology of pathogenic strepocci and enterococci. Virulence, vaccine strategies, genetics, antibiotic resistance, epidemiology, and immunology are now being examined through the lens of molecular biology. The application of recently developed techniques to this field will continue to yield insight into the mechanism by which these organisms cause disease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306456039
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	09/30/1997
Series:	Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology , #418
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	1064
Product dimensions:	0.00(w) x 0.00(h) x 0.09(d)

About the Author

Houraud, Thea (Institut Pasteur, Paris); Bouvet, Anne (Univ of Paris VI); Leclercq, Roland (Univ of Paris XII); de Montclos, Henri; Sicard, Michel

The contributors are authors of 249 papers presented at the XIIIth Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Diseases, held at Institut Pasteur in Paris in September, 1996.

Table of Contents

Introductory Talks.- Strepoccal and Enterococcal Infections and Their Complications.- Epidemiological Aspects of Strepoccal and Enterococcal Infections.- New Methodologies for Epidemiology, Taxonomy, and Diagnosis.- Antibiotic Resistance in Strepocci and Enterococci.- Bacterial Cellular and Extracellular Components.- Oral Strepocci.- Pathogenicity Factors.- Animal Models.- Vaccines.- Immune Response and Host Defense.- Genetic Organization, Regulation of Gene Expression, and Mobile Genetic Elements.

Editorial Reviews

The proceedings of the September 1996 symposium begin with introductory talks which discuss historical streptococci<-->including streptococcal research at Pasteur Institute from Louis Pasteur's time<-->and present and future challenges. The remainder of the 249 papers cover topics such as streptococcal and enterococcal infections and their complications; new methodologies for epidemiology, taxonomy, and diagnosis; antibiotic resistance; cellular and extracellular components; oral streptococci; pathogenicity factors; animal models; vaccines; immune response and host defense; and regulation of gene expression. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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