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METHICILLIN RESISTANCE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) FROM CSOM IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

International journal of scientific research, 2021
Introduction: Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) is one of the major cause of preventable hearing loss if treated promptly. Emergence of resistant strains in the world is of great concern.
A. Kavitha, T. Ravinder, R. Katragadda, L. Vajravelu   +3 more
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Natural transformation allows transfer of SCCmec-mediated methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Nature Communications, 2022
SCCmec is a large mobile genetic element that includes the mecA gene and confers resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Mais Maree, Le-Thu Thi Nguyen, R. Ohniwa, M. Higashide, T. Msadek, K. Morikawa   +5 more
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An Interplay of Multiple Positive and Negative Factors Governs Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2022
The development of resistance to β-lactam antibiotics has made Staphylococcus aureus a clinical burden on a global scale. MRSA (methicillin-resistant S. aureus) is commonly known as a superbug.
B. Bilyk, Viralkumar Panchal, Mariana Tinajero-Trejo, J. Hobbs, S. Foster   +4 more
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Staphylococcus aureus with inducible clindamycin resistance and methicillin resistance in a tertiary hospital in Nepal

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021
Background Staphylococcus aureus is a global public health issue in both community and hospital settings. Management of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections are tough owing to its resistance to many antibiotics.
D. Thapa, S. Pyakurel, Sabita Thapa, Suresh Lamsal, Mahesh Chaudhari, N. Adhikari, Dhiraj Shrestha   +6 more
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Molecular Determinants of β-Lactam Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): An Updated Review

Antibiotics, 2023
The development of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus, particularly in methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), has become a significant health concern worldwide.
Harshad Lade, Jae-Seok Kim
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Reply to ‘Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus’ [PDF]

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2013
Turner et al. [1] raise an important and timely issue about the management of CF patients suffering chronic infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), given that the prevalence of MRSA in respiratory cultures of CF patients has increased over the past decade.
Vanderhelst, E., De Meirleir, Linda, Verbanck, Sylvia, Piérard, Denis, Vincken, Walter, Malfroot, Anne   +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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Antimicrobial resistance in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2023
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Bandar Ali Alghamdi, Intisar Al-Johani, Jawhra M. Al-Shamrani, Hussein Musamed Alshamrani, Bandar Al-Otaibi, K. Almazmomi, Nik Yusnoraini Yusof   +6 more
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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: a meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background The burden of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health concern worldwide; however the overall epidemiology of multidrug resistant strains is neither coordinated nor harmonized, particularly in developing countries ...
Setegn Eshetie, Fentahun Tarekegn, Feleke Moges, Anteneh Amsalu, Wubet Birhan, Kahsay Huruy   +5 more
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Risk Factors, Length of Stay and In-Hospital Mortality of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections: A Case-Control Study

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2020
Introduction: The emergence of strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a serious therapeutic challenge in healthcare provision. With this study, we aimed to investigate the risk factors and clinical outcomes (mortality and length of ...
Rúben Rodrigues, Rui Passadouro Fonseca, Odete Gomes, Ricardo Castro   +3 more
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