The Genesis of Methicillin-Resistant \u3ci\u3eStaphylococcus aureus\u3c/i\u3e: A Modern Day Leprosy and Hospital Menace [PDF]
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus leads to more deaths than AIDS and resists most antibiotics.
Gillen, Alan L.
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Staphylococcus aureus , a bacterium with gram-positive characteristics and a spherical shape, is typically harboured in the human nose and skin. It can survive at a wide range of temperatures (15 °C to 45 °C), has virulence factors, and contains toxins ...
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In vitro selection of DNA aptamers against staphylococcal enterotoxin A
Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) is the most frequently reported in staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) outbreaks. Aptamers are single-stranded nucleic acids that are seen as promising alternatives to antibodies in several areas, including diagnostics.
Ricardo Oliveira +4 more
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Temporal expression of the staphylococcal enterotoxin D gene under NaCl stress conditions [PDF]
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most osmotolerant food-borne pathogens. While its growth is repressed by competing bacteria, the organism exhibits a growth advantage at increased salt concentrations. Staphylococcal enterotoxin D leads to vomiting and
Johler, Sophia +4 more
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Investigation and Follow-Up of a Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Outbreak Linked to the Consumption of Traditional Hand-Crafted Alm Cheese. [PDF]
Filipello V +8 more
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Occurrence of enterotoxigenic staphylococci in frozen fishery products [PDF]
Sixty six samples of frozen fishery products consisting of frozen crab meat, frozen prawns, frozen cuttlefish and frozen mussel collected from nine cold stores situated in and around Cochin city were examined for coagulase positive staphylococci.
James, M.A. +3 more
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Characterization and expression analysis of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity island 3 - Implications for the evolution of staphylococcal pathogenicity islands [PDF]
We describe the complete sequence of the 15.9-kb staphylococcal pathogenicity island 3 encoding staphylococcal enterotoxin serotypes B, K, and Q. The island, which meets the generally accepted definition of pathogenicity islands, contains 24 open reading
Kapur, Vivek +5 more
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Microbial Foodborne Disease: Hospitalizations, Medical Costs and Potential Demand for Safer Food [PDF]
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Health Economics and Policy,
Roberts, Tanya, Steahr, Thomas E.
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Introduction Raw milk is a nutrient‐rich food, but it may harbour harmful bacteria, such as enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), which can cause staphylococcal food poisoning. Antibiotic resistance of S.
Mohamad Javad Forouzani‐Moghaddam +6 more
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Staphylococcal food poisoning from cream-filled cake in a metropolitan area of South-Eastern Brazil
Twelve people became ill with vomiting and diarrhoea approximately four hours after eating cake with a cream filling at a birthday party and on the day following. The cake had been prepared by a food handler who had long experience in preparing foods for
Pereira Maria Lúcia +3 more
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