Children's Hospital Medical Center

The United States Government

Kenneth Kaufman

Margaret K Hostetter

Bruce Aronow

John B Harley

Disclosed are methods for identifying patients at increased risk of developing disseminated staphylococcal infection, which includes the steps of determining that the patient has a mutation in one or more genes selected from a MPDZ network gene, a CGNL1 network gene, a PRKRIR network gene, a MED26 network gene, a tight junction protein gene, or an immune modulator gene; and treating the patient for disseminated staphylococcal infection. Also disclosed are solid substrates and/or assays useful for carrying out the disclosed methods.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Kenneth Kaufman