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Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections

Medicine, 2001
Staphylococcal and streptococcal infections are common infectious diseases and can range from mild, superficial skin infections to severe, life-threatening systemic infections. Staphylococcus aureus, group A streptococcus, and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the three major pathogens.
Török, M, Day, N
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Manuka honey as a non-antibiotic alternative against Staphylococcus spp. and their small colony variant (SCVs) phenotypes

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
The antibiotic resistance (ABR) crisis is an urgent global health priority. Staphylococci are among the problematic bacteria contributing to this emergency owing to their recalcitrance to many clinically important antibiotics. Staphylococcal pathogenesis
Laura A. Onyango, Jiawei Liang
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Facing Antibiotic Resistance: Staphylococcus aureus Phages as a Medical Tool

Viruses, 2014
Staphylococcus aureus is a common and often virulent pathogen in humans. This bacterium is widespread, being present on the skin and in the nose of healthy people.
Zuzanna Kaźmierczak, Andrzej Górski, Krystyna Dąbrowska   +2 more
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Staphylococcus aureus Internalized by Skin Keratinocytes Evade Antibiotic Killing

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Staphylococcus aureus causes the majority of skin and soft tissue infections. Half of patients treated for primary skin infections suffer recurrences within 6 months despite appropriate antibiotic sensitivities and infection control measures.
Arwa Al Kindi, Arwa Al Kindi, Abdullah M. Alkahtani, Mayimuna Nalubega, Mayimuna Nalubega, Cecile El-Chami, Catherine O’Neill, Peter D. Arkwright, Peter D. Arkwright, Joanne L. Pennock, Joanne L. Pennock   +10 more
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Fusidic acid and clindamycin resistance in community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children of Central Greece

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2010
Introduction In Greece, fusidic acid and clindamycin are commonly used for the empiric therapy of suspected staphylococcal infections. Methods The medical records of children examined at the outpatient clinics or admitted to the pediatric wards of the ...
Petinaki Efi, Pournaras Spyros, Tsantsaridou Angeliki J, Grivea Ioanna N, Katopodis George D, Syrogiannopoulos George A   +5 more
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Association of Staphylococcus nasal colonization and HIV in end-stage renal failure patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

Renal Failure, 2019
Introduction: Staphylococcal infections can cause significant morbidity in patients undergoing dialysis. This study evaluated the effects of HIV infection on nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus, staphylococcal peritonitis, and catheter infection ...
Kwazi C. Z. Ndlovu, Khine Swe Swe-Han, Alain Assounga   +2 more
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Treatment of staphylococcal infection [PDF]

BMJ, 2005
Prescriptions must be part of a package that includes infection control W e have seen a spectacular rise in multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus (usually termed methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus— MRSA) in hospitals and care homes in the United Kingdom in the past five years.1 The emergence and spread of modern resistant bacteria are not ...
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Noninvasive optical and nuclear imaging of Staphylococcus-specific infection with a human monoclonal antibody-based probe

Virulence, 2018
Staphylococcus aureus infections are a major threat in healthcare, requiring adequate early-stage diagnosis and treatment. This calls for novel diagnostic tools that allow noninvasive in vivo detection of staphylococci.
Francisco Romero Pastrana, John M. Thompson, Marjolein Heuker, Hedzer Hoekstra, Carly A. Dillen, Roger V. Ortines, Alyssa G. Ashbaugh, Julie E. Pickett, Matthijs D. Linssen, Nicholas M. Bernthal, Kevin P. Francis, Girbe Buist, Marleen van Oosten, Gooitzen M. van Dam, Daniel L. J. Thorek, Lloyd S. Miller, Jan Maarten van Dijl   +16 more
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Potential Compounds as Inhibitors of Staphylococcal Virulence Factors Involved in the Development of Thrombosis

Toxins
For many years, staphylococci have been detected mainly in infections of the skin and soft tissues, organs, bone inflammations, and generalized infections.
Anna Lichota, Krzysztof Gwozdzinski, Monika Sienkiewicz   +2 more
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Correlation between staphylococcal biofilm formation in vitro and potential for catheter-related infections

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015
Introduction: The present study evaluated biofilm-forming capacity and the presence of both icaA and icaD genes among staphylococcal strains isolated from catheter-related infections and blood culture.
Salwa Oufrid, Zineb Ghazlane, Loubna Jamali, Fatima El Otmani, Mustapha Talmi, Naima Elmdaghri, Khalid Zerouali, Mohammed Timinouni   +7 more
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