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Bioprospecting Staphylococcus Phages with Therapeutic and Bio-Control Potential

Viruses, 2020
Emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a serious threat to the public health. This is also true for Staphylococcus aureus and other staphylococci. Staphylococcus phages Stab20, Stab21, Stab22, and Stab23, were isolated in Albania. Based on genomic
Joseph M. Ochieng’ Oduor, Ermir Kadija, Atunga Nyachieo, Marianne W. Mureithi, Mikael Skurnik   +4 more
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Approaching zero : temporal effects of a restrictive antibiotic policy on hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing coliforms and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]

, 2013
A restrictive antibiotic policy banning routine use of ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin was implemented in a 450-bed district general hospital following an educational campaign.
Christison, F., Corcoran, D.S., Dancer, S.J., Farmer, D., Kirkpatrick, P., Robertson, Chris   +5 more
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Extensive horizontal gene transfer during Staphylococcus aureus co-colonization in vivo. [PDF]

, 2014
Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal and major pathogen of humans and animals. Comparative genomics of S. aureus populations suggests that colonization of different host species is associated with carriage of mobile genetic elements (MGE), particularly ...
Gould, KA, Lindsay, JA, Lloyd, DH, Loeffler, A, McCarthy, AJ, Witney, AA   +5 more
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Detection of icaAD Gene of Biofilm-Producing Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Isolates Obtained from Health Care Workers and Healthy Communities in Banyumas, Indonesia

Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research, 2020
Background: Asymptomatic biofilm-producing Staphylococcus aureus carriage play a pivotal role as a reservoir pathogen and increase the transmission rate in hospital as well as in healthy community. Biofilm- producing S.
Gembong Satria Mahardhika, Metta Ayu Susanti, Lantip Rujito, Dwi Utami Anjarwati   +3 more
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Clinical microbiology study of diabetic foot ulcer in Iran; pathogens and antibacterial susceptibility [PDF]

, 2012
The aim of this study was to investigate microbial pathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility profile in infected diabetic foot ulcers in Iranian patients.
Hayatshahi, A., Heshmat, R., Nikoo, M.K., Qorbani, M., Rouhipour, N., Yazdi, N.M.   +5 more
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Hypericin enhances β-lactam antibiotics activity by inhibiting sarA expression in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. [PDF]

, 2019
Bacteremia is a life-threating syndrome often caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Thus, there is an urgent need to develop novel approaches to successfully treat this infection.
Jiang, Jiandong, Li, Liang, Li, Xue, Wang, Genzhu, Wang, Xiukun, Xiong, Yan Q, You, Xuefu, Yu, Jie, Zhang, Youwen   +8 more
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Death associated to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus ST8 infection in two dolphins maintained under human care, Italy [PDF]

, 2018
The present study describes the isolation of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from respiratory tract of 2 dolphins of different origin, a stranded juvenile Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) and a captive born common bottlenose dolphin ...
Biancani, Barbara, Centelleghe, Cinzia, Corr\uf2, Michela, Gili, Claudia, Mazzariol, Sandro, Tonon, Elena   +5 more
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Staphylococcus aureus in the oral cavity: a three-year retrospective analysis of clinical laboratory data [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVE: A retrospective analysis of laboratory data to investigate the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from the oral cavity and facial area in specimens submitted to a regional diagnostic oral microbiology laboratory.
A J Smith, AJ Smith, AP Fraise, D MacKenzie, D Robertson, E Theilade, G Dahlen, J Bagg, J Bagg, JJ Jacobson, JM Jobbins, LP Samaranayake, M K Tang, M S Jackson, MH Goldberg, MK Owen, MS Jackson, MV Martin, P Rousseau, PA Kondell, RS Percival, T Rossi, TW MacFarlane, Y Miyake, Y Tawara   +24 more
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Uncovering the silent public health threat: nasal carriers of linezolid-resistant, vancomycin-intermediate and mupirocin-resistant MRSA among healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Central India

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Staphylococcus strains pose a significant challenge. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are potential vectors in transmitting these strains.
Bawankar, Neha S., Meshram, Prashant P., John, Riya, Gedam, Dilip S., Bhise, Swati M., Ranshoor, Nanda A., Bais, Seema R.   +6 more
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Characterization of enterotoxin, antibiotic resistance genes, and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from table eggs: Implications for food safety and public health

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a significant pathogen in both clinical and food safety contexts, capable of contaminating table eggs, which are a common dietary staple worldwide.
Palash Bose, Kazi Abdus Sobur, Md. Bakhtiar Lijon, Md. Zaminur Rahman, Tanvir Ahamed, Papia Sultana, Muhammad Muktaruzzaman, Mst. Minara Khatun, Md. Ariful Islam   +8 more
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