Tom van der Poll

Antibiotic resistance is a major problem, with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) being a prototypical example in surgical and community-acquired infections. S. aureus , like many pathogens, is immune evasive and able to multiply within host immune cells. Consequently, compounds that aid host immunity (e.g., by stimulating the host-mediated killing of pathogens) are appealing alternatives or adjuncts to classical antibiotics.