Objectives for Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Damage the Host - Triggering the Secretion of Inflammatory Cytokines: Gram-Positive Cell Wall Components

Learning Objectives for "Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Damage the Host"
a. Produce Cell Wall Components (PAMPs) that Bind to Host Cells causing them to Synthesize and Secrete Inflammatory Cytokines: Components of the Gram-Positive Cell Wall

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1*. Describe how Gram-positive PAMPS initiate SIRS.

2. Name 2 Gram-positive bacteria that commonly cause nosocomial infections.

Highlighted Bacterium

1. Read the description of Staphylococcus aureus and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.

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