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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2018
Since the 1960s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged, disseminated globally and become a leading cause of bacterial infections in both health-care and community settings. However, there is marked geographical variation in MRSA burden owing to several factors, including differences in local infection control practices and ...
Lee, Andie S.; de Lencastre, Herminia; Garau, Javier; Kluytmans, Jan; Malhotra-Kumar, Surbhi; Peschel, Andreas; Harbarth, Stephan   +7 more
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2016
Abdulaziz Al-Quorain
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Fred C. Tenover, Michele L. Pearson
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Comparing the Outcomes of Ceftaroline plus Vancomycin or Daptomycin Combination Therapy versus Vancomycin or Daptomycin Monotherapy in Adults with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia—A Meta-Analysis

Antibiotics, 2022
Introduction: Combination therapy with daptomycin plus ceftaroline to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia has been reported to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia-related mortality.
Chienhsiu Huang, Ihung Chen, Lichen Lin
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Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonizers among Basic Science MBBS and BDS Students of Kathmandu Medical College

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Introduction: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus exhibit multiple drug resistance phenotypes. Colonizers harboring Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus are often associated with its outbreaks in both hospital and community settings.
Manisha Sharma, Beena Jha, Chandra Prakash Bhatt   +2 more
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In-vitro susceptibility of linezolid against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2013
Objective: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a major nosocomial pathogen causing significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of linezolid against methicillin-resistant S.
Ali Khalid, Javaid Usman, Umaira Faiz, Fatima Kaleem, Afreenish Amir, Maria Omair   +5 more
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Prevalence of nasal carriage rate for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its antibiotic susceptibility profiles in health care workers at Nanakaly Hospital, Erbil, Iraq

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background and objective: Healthcare workers have been identified as the source of infection in many outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the hospital environment. Therefore, we aimed to demonstrate the prevalence of nasal carriage
Nasik Shawkat Dogramachy
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Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern in a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2018
Background: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a global health challenge nowadays creating problem in antibiotic therapy. This study was aimed to generate resistance pattern of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus to various ...
Laxmi Kant Khanal, Ram Prasad Adhikari, Ankita Guragain   +2 more
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Staphylococcus aureus is both a frequent commensal and a leading cause of endocarditis, bacteremia, osteomyelitis and skin and soft tissue infections and device-related infections.
Lok Bahadur Shrestha, Gopiram Syangtan, Ajaya Basnet, Krishna Prasad Acharya, Arun Bahadur Chand, Khilasa Pokhrel   +5 more
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Nasal Carriage Rate of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2017
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infections. Due to its multidrug resistant nature; infections due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are often very difficult to treat ...
Sabita Khatri, Narayan Dutt Pant, Raju Bhandari, Krishma Laxmi Shrestha, Chandrika D Shrestha, Nabaraj Adhikari, Asia Poudel   +6 more
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