Insight into the mechanisms exploited by daptomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus to evade innate Dendritic Cell Responses

This thesis focuses on the immune cell response to an antibiotic resistant pathogen. Specifically, it investigates the molecular mechanisms that contribute to the immune recognition of antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection by dendritic cells. This thesis also identifies immunostimulatory agents that can improve immune responses to antibiotic resistant pathogens.