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• Optimization of multiple muco-cutaneous site sampling method for screening MRSA colonization in ICU

  Authors:Priya Datta, Hena Vasdeva, and Jagdish ChanderFrom:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 20131,829 words Report 1660LByline: Priya. Datta, Hena. Vasdeva, Jagdish. Chander Aims: Active screening for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers remains a vital component of infection control policy in any health-care...

• Rifampicin/vancomycin: development of rifampicin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in an infant: case report

  From:Reactions Weekly (Issue 1308)

  July 3, 2010298 words Brief article, Case ... 1110L[S] A 15-month-old male infant developed methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endocarditis, which became resistant to rifampicin during concurrent use with vancomycin [duration of treatment prior to...

• Bulletin Board

  From:Future Microbiology (Vol. 5, Issue 10)

  Oct. 2010478 words Article 1490LSuppression of the [alpha]-hemolysin toxin produced by S. aureus results in less severe skin and soft tissue infections in mouse model A group working at the University of Chicago (IL, USA) have completed new...

• Tigecycline: a new antimicrobial agent against multiresistant bacteria

  Author:Emilia CercenadoFrom:Therapy (Vol. 4, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 200710,343 words Drug overview Author(s): Emilia Cercenado 1 Keywords: complicated intra-abdominal infection; extended-spectrum [beta]-lactamases; GAR-936; glycylcyclines; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; ribosomal inhibitors; skin...

• Fluoroquinolones and risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Canada

  Authors:Louiselle LeBlanc, Jacques Pepin, Krystel Toulouse, Marie-France Ouellette, Marie-Andree Coulombe, Marie-Pier Corriveau, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 12, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20063,789 words Disease/Disorder ove... 1680LReceipt of fluoroquinolones was the predominant risk factor for Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) during an epidemic in Quebec, Canada. To determine the role of antimicrobial drugs in facilitating...

• Antibiotics: Homed to the hideout

  Author:Wolf-Dietrich HardtFrom:Nature (Vol. 527, Issue 7578) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 19, 20151,141 words Article 1440LAuthor(s): Wolf-Dietrich Hardt (corresponding author) [1] The pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus causes thousands of deaths each year. Therapy is sometimes unsuccessful, partly because antibiotic-resistance...

• Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD)-Deficient Epithelial Cells Are Less Tolerant to Infection by Staphylococcus aureus

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 4, 20135,739 words Article 1470LIntroduction Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is the key enzyme that catalyzes the first reaction, the oxidation of glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phosphogluconolactone, in the pentose phosphate pathway, thereby...

• The Role of the Staphylococcal VraTSR Regulatory System on Vancomycin Resistance and vanA Operon Expression in Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

  Authors:Nadia K. Qureshi, Shaohui Yin, and Susan Boyle-VavraFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 15, 20145,621 words Article 1480LAuthor(s): Nadia K. Qureshi, Shaohui Yin, Susan Boyle-Vavra * Introduction Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as a major public health problem, implicated in 18,000 deaths...

• Three Distinct Two-Component Systems Are Involved in Resistance to the Class I Bacteriocins, Nukacin ISK-1 and Nisin A, in Staphylococcus aureus

  Authors:Miki Kawada-Matsuo, Yuuma Yoshida, Takeshi Zendo, Junichi Nagao, Yuichi Oogai, Yasunori Nakamura, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 22, 20136,370 words Article 1420LAuthor(s): Miki Kawada-Matsuo 1, Yuuma Yoshida 1,2, Takeshi Zendo 3, Junichi Nagao 4, Yuichi Oogai 1, Yasunori Nakamura 2, Kenji Sonomoto 3, Norifumi Nakamura 2, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa 1,* Introduction Many bacteria...

• Recent Emergence of Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 398 in Human Blood Cultures

  Authors:Erwin Verkade, Anneke M. C. Bergmans, Andries E. Budding, Alex van Belkum, Paul Savelkoul, Anton G. Buiting, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 18, 20124,503 words Report 1380LAuthor(s): Erwin Verkade 1 , 2 , * , Anneke M. C. Bergmans 1 , 3 , Andries E. Budding 4 , Alex van Belkum 5 , 6 , Paul Savelkoul 4 , Anton G. Buiting 2 , Jan Kluytmans 1 , 2 , 4 Introduction Traditionally,...

• Vancomycin, linezolid and daptomycin susceptibility pattern among clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Sub- Himalyan Center

  Authors:Afzal Husain, Vinita Rawat, Umesh, Mukesh Kumar, and Pankaj VermaFrom:Journal of Laboratory Physicians (Vol. 10, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20181,883 words Report 1570LByline: Afzal. Husain, Vinita. Rawat, Umesh, Mukesh. Kumar, Pankaj. Verma INTRODUCTION: The efficacy of vancomycin, drug of choice for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has become questionable due...

• Novel antimicrobial peptides that inhibit gram positive bacterial exotoxin synthesis

  Authors:Joseph A. Merriman, Kimberly A. Nemeth, and Patrick M. SchlievertFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20145,236 words Report 1530LGram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus, cause serious human illnesses through combinations of surface virulence factors and secretion of exotoxins. Our prior studies using the protein synthesis inhibitor...

• Severe Disseminated Infection with Emerging Lineage of Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

  Authors:Paul Jewell, Luke Dixon, Aran Singanayagam, Rohma Ghani, Ernie Wong, Meg Coleman, et al.From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 25, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20191,397 words Clinical report 1310LWe report a case of severe disseminated infection in an immunocompetent man caused by an emerging lineage of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398. Genes encoding classic virulence factors were...

• Beta lactamase producer Staphylococcus species in Iranian foods

  Author:Shila JalalpourFrom:Advances in Environmental Biology (Vol. 7, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20133,478 words Report 1290LStaphylococcal food poisoning occurs most often in foods that require hand preparation, such as potato salad, ham salad, sandwich spreads, raw foods; unpasteurized milk. S. aureus found on humans (skin, infected cuts,...

• MRSA: Anne Kirby recognises the importance of implementing infection prevention and control strategies in hospital

  Author:Anne KirbyFrom:Nursing Standard (Vol. 26, Issue 30) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 28, 2012472 words Article 1360LThe learning zone article on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) enabled me to evaluate the management of healthcare-associated infections and infection control policies. I work on a surgical ward and...

• Development, optimization, standardization, and validation of a simple in-house agar gradient method to determine minimum inhibitory concentration of vancomycin for Staphylococcus aureus

  Authors:Sumit Rai, Mukta Tandon, Narendra Singh, Vikas Manchanda, and Iqbal KaurFrom:Journal of Laboratory Physicians (Vol. 11, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 20193,217 words Article 1710LByline: Sumit. Rai, Mukta. Tandon, Narendra. Singh, Vikas. Manchanda, Iqbal. Kaur BACKGROUND: The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute recommends reporting minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of...

• Impetigo: taking on a common skin infection: seen frequently in children, this skin disease can affect patients of all ages. Knowing the proper therapy and how to prevent dissemination is crucial

  Authors:Lauren Zajac and Abby JacobsonFrom:Clinical Advisor (Vol. 12, Issue 7)

  July 20091,748 words Cover story Impetigo is a common skin infection most often caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes. The infection can be primary, occurring in undetected minor superficial breaks in the skin, or secondary to a...

• What's new in MRSA infections

  Authors:Bishr Aldabagh and Kenneth J. TomeckiFrom:Dermatology Nursing (Vol. 22, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20104,478 words Article 1340LMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are a major source of morbidity and mortality in both the health care setting and, more recently, in the community. The rapid increase in MRSA infections...

• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Hospitalization in High-Risk Patients in the Year following Detection

  Authors:Susan S. Huang, Virginia L. Hinrichsen, Rupak Datta, Laura Spurchise, Irina Miroshnik, Kimberly Nelson, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 16, 20114,284 words Article 1500LBackground Many studies have evaluated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections during single hospitalizations and subsequent readmissions to the same institution. None have assessed the...

• Polymorphisms in Fibronectin Binding Proteins A and B among Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Are Not Associated with Arthroplasty Infection

  Authors:Emily M. Eichenberger, Joshua T. Thaden, Batu Sharma-Kuinkel, Lawrence P. Park, Thomas H. Rude, Felicia Ruffin, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 25, 20156,664 words Report 1390LBackground Nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in fibronectin binding protein A (fnbA) of Staphylococcus aureus are associated with cardiac device infections. However, the role of fnbA SNPs in S....