Persistent bacterial infections

This new research level book examines how host and pathogen have co-evolved to reach the current balance of power, and investigates if persistent colonisation or infection is a biological accident or the result of an evolved equilibrium. The authors discuss the differences between acute bacterial infections and infections that persist for months or years as well as the fundamental differences among acute but self-limiting bacterial infections, parasitism and commensal states that may not be pathogenic. The book covers clinical syndromes and applications as well as providing a thorough grounding in the basic science