Cigarette smoke boosts virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 20:00
in Health & Medicine
Exposure to cigarette smoke has long been associated with increased frequency of respiratory infections -- which are harder to treat in smoke-exposed people than in those who lack such exposures. Now researchers show that cigarette smoke actually boosts virulence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.