TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 222. Bacterial Pathogenesis A1 - Gilsdorf, Janet R. A1 - Marrs, Carl F. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Bacteria possess a number of characteristics that facilitate the lifestyle of the organism representing a variety of functional activities, including transmission from host to host, attachment to host cells and tissues, invasion of host tissues, facilitation of growth in specific host environments, or avoidance of host defenses by immune evasion and intracellular growth. Occasionally, these factors may be related, either directly or indirectly, to damage and disease in humans and are then called virulence factors. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7021045 ER -