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 4 (2007), Issue 5 (May)

1. Staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec type I, spa type, and expression of Pls are determinants of reduced cellular invasiveness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
   J Infect Dis, 195(11): 1678-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Identification and phenotypic characterization of a {beta}-lactam-dependent, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Association between methicillin susceptibility and biofilm regulation in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from device-related infections.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(5): 1379-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Clinical impact of MRSA in a stem cell transplant unit: analysis before, during and after an MRSA outbreak.
   Bone Marrow Transplant, 39(10): 623-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Total synthesis of lysobactin.
   J Am Chem Soc, 129(18): 6017-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Global analysis of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus exoproteins reveals molecules produced in vitro and during infection.
   Cell Microbiol, 9(5): 1172-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Presence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in respiratory cultures from cystic fibrosis patients is associated with lower lung function.
   Pediatr Pulmonol, 42(6): 513-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. A 5-year PICU Experience of Disseminated Staphylococcal Disease, Part 1: Clinical and Microbial Profile.
   J Trop Pediatr. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Neonatal mycotic internal iliac aneurysm due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) septicaemia successfully treated by coil embolisation.
   Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 33(6): 687-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Infection control and management of MRSA: assessing the knowledge of staff in an acute hospital setting.
    J Hosp Infect, 66(1): 29-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Prevalence and risk factors for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in adult emergency admissions--a case for screening all patients?
    J Hosp Infect, 66(1): 15-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Costs of an outbreak of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Hosp Infect, 66(1): 22-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community-acquired pediatric neck abscesses.
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 71(6): 943-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Evaluation of methicillin resistance by cefoxitin disk diffusion and PBP2a latex agglutination test in mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus, and comparison of mecA with femA, femB, femX positivities.
    Microbiol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. A new class of nifuroxazide analogues: synthesis of 5-nitrothiophene derivatives with antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Bioorg Med Chem, 15(12): 4229-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Potent activity of the lichen antibiotic (+)-usnic acid against clinical isolates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Naturwissenschaften, 94(6): 465-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Clinical profile of ceftobiprole, a novel beta-lactam antibiotic.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13: 25-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. In-vitro profile of a new beta-lactam, ceftobiprole, with activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13: 17-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Antibiotic resistance: location, location, location.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13: 7-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Combating resistance in a challenging, changing environment.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13: 2-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Determination of the antibacterial efficacy of a new porphyrin-based photosensitizer against MRSA ex vivo.
    Photochem Photobiol Sci, 6(5): 545-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin as a cause of acute osteomyelitis in children.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13(6): 651-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Majorcan hospitals: high prevalence of the epidemic clone EMRSA-15.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13(6): 599-605. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Community- and health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a comparison of molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial activities of various agents.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 58(1): 41-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Increasing use of extracorporeal life support in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in children.
    Pediatr Crit Care Med, 8(3): 231-5; quiz 247. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Empiric Therapy with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole or Doxycycline for Outpatient Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in an Area of High MRSA Prevalence: A Prospective Randomized Trial.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Dual Targeting of DNA Gyrase and Topoisomerase IV: Target Interactions of Heteroaryl Isothiazolones in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Interaction of the GraRS Two-Component System with the VraFG ABC-Transporter to Support Vancomycin-Intermediate Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infections.
    J Pediatr Surg, 42(5): 765-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Antibacterial effects of home-made resin salve from Norway spruce (Picea abies).
    APMIS, 115(4): 335-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Role of previous hospitalization in clinically-significant MRSA infection among HIV-infected inpatients: results of a case-control study.
    BMC Infect Dis, 7: 36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. In vitro effect of the presence of human albumin or human serum on the bactericidal activity of daptomycin against strains with the main resistance phenotypes in Gram-positives.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 59(6): 1185-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Two diallyl sulphides derived from garlic inhibit meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in diabetic mice.
    J Med Microbiol, 56: 803-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Oral step-down therapy is comparable to intravenous therapy for Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis.
    J Infect, 54(6): 539-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Staphylococcus aureus adhesion to standard micro-rough and electropolished implant materials.
    J Mater Sci Mater Med, 18(6): 1151-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Polyamine effects on antibiotic susceptibility in bacteria.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(6): 2070-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. High prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs.
    Vet Microbiol, 122(3): 366-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Point: Vancomycin is not obsolete for the treatment of infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 44(12): 1536-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Development and validation of measures to assess prevention and control of AMR in hospitals.
    Med Care, 45(6): 537-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Anti-microbial photodynamic therapy: useful in the future?
    Lasers Med Sci, 22(2): 83-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the acute care setting: incidence and risk factors.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(6): 733-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Epidemiology and genetic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in residential care homes for elderly persons in Hong Kong.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(6): 671-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Value of performing active surveillance cultures on intensive care unit discharge for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(6): 666-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Prevalence of nasal colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children a multicenter cross-sectional study.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J, 26(6): 544-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections at a public hospital: do public housing and incarceration amplify transmission?
    Arch Intern Med, 167(10): 1026-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in foods of animal origin product in Italy.
    Int J Food Microbiol, 117(2): 219-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Tracking the in vivo evolution of multidrug resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by whole-genome sequencing.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 104(22): 9451-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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