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PBP4: A New Perspective on Staphylococcus aureus β-Lactam Resistance. [PDF]

, 2018
β-lactam antibiotics are excellent drugs for treatment of staphylococcal infections, due to their superior efficacy and safety compared to other drugs.
Chambers, Henry F, Chatterjee, Som S, da Costa, Thaina M, de Oliveira, Carolina R   +3 more
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MOLECULAR STUDY OF BIOFILM PRODUCTION BY METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Background:Staphylococci are a group of bacteria that cause diseases ranging from minor skin infections to life-threatening bacteremia. Biofilm formation was determined by a number of methods and is available to detect the capability of ...
Dlnya Mohamad
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ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS STRAINS IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of S. aureus in hospitalized patients of Islamabad. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Study Duration: Pakistan Institute of Medical Science, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Lab, COMSATS Institute ...
Yasir Rasheed, Kaleem Imdad, Raheela Yasmin, Ambreen Gul, Aneela Jamil, Ummara Aslam   +5 more
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Low MRSA prevalence in horses at farm level [PDF]

, 2012
Background: In Europe, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) belonging to the clonal complex (CC) 398 has become an important pathogen in horses, circulating in equine clinics and causing both colonization and infection.
Butaye, Patrick, Feryn, Isabelle, Gasthuys, Frank, Haesebrouck, Freddy, Hermans, Katleen, Lipinska, Urszula, Martens, Ann, Van den Eede, Annelies, Vanderhaeghen, Wannes   +8 more
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The Detection Of Methicillin Resistance In Staphylococcus Aureus [PDF]

Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1969
Summary Some methicillin-resistant cultures of Staphylococcus aureus give equivocal results when tested in disk diffusion tests or tube dilution MIC tests incubated at 37°C. Practically all resistant cultures have the following characters: (1) they give growth up to or to within 1 mm of a 10 μg methicillin disk in a disk diffusion test on nutrient agar
J H, Hewitt, A W, Coe, M T, Parker
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Universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : interim results from the NHS Scotland pathfinder project [PDF]

, 2009
Following recommendations from a Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a prospective cohort study of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening of all admissions (N = 29 690) to six acute hospitals in three regions in Scotland indicated ...
Allardice, G., Christie, P., Gould, I.M., Masterton, R., Reilly, J.S., Scottish Government Health Directorate (Funder), Smith, A., Stewart, S., Williams, C.   +8 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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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: the superbug [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010
Over the last decade, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains have emerged as serious pathogens in the nosocomial and community setting. Hospitalization costs associated with MRSA infections are substantially greater than those associated with methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) infections, and MRSA has wider economic effects that
Ippolito, Giuseppe, LEONE, SEBASTIANO, Lauria, Francesco N., Nicastri, Emanuele, Wenzel, Richard P.   +4 more
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Anthracimycin activity against contemporary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. [PDF]

, 2014
Anthracimycin is a recently discovered novel marine-derived compound with activity against Bacillus anthracis. We tested anthracimycin against an expanded panel of Staphylococcus aureus strains in vitro and in vivo. All strains of S.
Cunningham, Mark L, Fenical, William, Haste, Nina M, Hensler, Mary E, Jang, Kyoung Hwa, Kwan, Bryan P, Lin, Leo, Nizet, Victor, Shaw, Karen Joy, Soubih, Evaristus, Thienphrapa, Wdee, Tran, Dan N, Vuong, Lisa   +12 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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