MRSA Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about MRSA, including details on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, hospitals, infection, antibiotic resistance, superbugs.

Volume 2 (2005), Issue 9 (September)

1. Glucose in bronchial aspirates increases the risk of respiratory MRSA in intubated patients.
   Thorax, 60(9): 761-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Clinical presentation of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pregnancy.
   Obstet Gynecol, 106(3): 461-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Antibacterial properties of larval secretions of the blowfly, Lucilia sericata.
   Med Vet Entomol, 19(3): 333-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Investigation of erythromycin and tetracycline resistance genes in methicillin-resistant staphylococci.
   Int J Antimicrob Agents, 26(3): 213-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. A novel total knee arthroplasty infection model in rabbits.
   J Orthop Res, 23(5): 1100-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Successful multiresistant community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineage from Taipei, Taiwan, that carries either the novel Staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCCmec) type VT or SCCmec type IV.
   J Clin Microbiol, 43(9): 4719-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Multilocus sequence typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from an area of low endemicity by real-time PCR.
   J Clin Microbiol, 43(9): 4448-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Necrotizing fasciitis during de novo minimal change nephrotic syndrome in a kidney transplant recipient.
   Transpl Infect Dis, 7(2): 89-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Beta-lactams against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   Curr Opin Pharmacol, 5(5): 479-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Simulation of antibiotic pharmacodynamic exposure for the empiric treatment of nosocomial bloodstream infections: a report from the OPTAMA program.
    Clin Ther, 27(7): 1032-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Contamination of patients' files in intensive care units: an indication of strict handwashing after entering case notes.
    Am J Infect Control, 33(7): 398-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA 300 clone as a cause of health care-associated infections among patients with prosthetic joint infections.
    Am J Infect Control, 33(7): 385-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Performance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus protocols in Dutch hospitals.
    Am J Infect Control, 33(7): 377-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Effects of tannins and related polyphenols on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Phytochemistry, 66(17): 2047-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. PCR for the identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains using a single primer pair specific for SCCmec elements and the neighbouring chromosome-borne orfX.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 11(10): 834-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Rapid genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates using miniaturised oligonucleotide arrays.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 11(10): 825-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Management of serious nosocomial bacterial infections: do current therapeutic options meet the need?
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 11(10): 778-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Evaluation of separate vs pooled swab cultures, different media, broth enrichment and anatomical sites of screening for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical specimens.
    J Hosp Infect, 61(2): 155-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a pathogen in deep neck abscesses: a pediatric case series.
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 69(10): 1367-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Epidemiology, treatment, and outcomes of nosocomial bacteremic Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
    Chest, 128(3): 1414-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. International spread of major clones of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: nosocomial endemicity of multi locus sequence type 239 in Saudi Arabia and Romania.
    Infect Genet Evol, 5(4): 335-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole plus topical antibiotics as therapy for acute otitis media with otorrhea caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children.
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 131(9): 782-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Synergic interaction between pomegranate extract and antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus.
    Can J Microbiol, 51(7): 541-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. A decade of community MRSA in New Zealand.
    Epidemiol Infect, 133(5): 899-904. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Antibacterial activity of Curcuma longa L. against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Phytother Res, 19(7): 599-604. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Efficacy of telavancin (TD-6424), a rapidly bactericidal lipoglycopeptide with multiple mechanisms of action, in a murine model of pneumonia induced by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(10): 4344-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Different clonal complexes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus are disseminated in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine region.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(10): 4263-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Mode of action and biochemical characterization of REP8839, a novel inhibitor of methionyl-tRNA synthetase.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(10): 4253-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. In vitro and in vivo antibacterial activities of SM-216601, a new broad-spectrum parenteral carbapenem.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(10): 4185-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among staff and pets in a small animal referral hospital in the UK.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 56(4): 692-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) characterization and molecular analysis for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and novel SCCmec subtype IVg isolated from bovine milk in Korea.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 56(4): 624-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Tigecycline: what is it, and where should it be used?
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 56(4): 611-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Necrotizing staphylococcal pneumonia in a neonate.
    J Perinatol, 25(10): 677-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Poor results after augmenting autograft with xenograft (Surgibone) in hip revision surgery: a report of 27 cases.
    Acta Orthop, 76(4): 544-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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