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Incidence and treatment of methicillin-resistant S. aureus infection in cystic fibrosis patients: a cohort study

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
In Brazil the knowledge about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in cystic fibrosis patients is scarce. This study aimed to determine the incidence of respiratory tract colonization and the identification rates after a standardized ...
Paloma Horejs Bittencourt, Carlos Sidney Silva Pimentel, Bianca Sampaio Bonfim, Paulo José Marostica, Edna Lúcia Souza   +4 more
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Toxic shock syndrome due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: Two case reports and a literature review in Japan

IDCases, 2017
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been spreading worldwide, including in Japan. However, few cases of toxic shock syndrome caused by Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have been reported in ...
Ryuichi Sada, Saori Fukuda, Hiroyasu Ishimaru   +2 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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