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 8 (August)

1. The Microbiologic Spectrum of Dacryocystitis: A National Study of Acute Versus Chronic Infection.
   Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 23(4): 302-306. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Postpartum iliopsoas pyomyositis due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   Obstet Gynecol, 110(2): 535-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Potential associations between hematogenous complications and bacterial genotype in Staphylococcus aureus infection.
   J Infect Dis, 196(5): 738-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus versus methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus adult haematogenous septic arthritis.
   Arch Orthop Trauma Surg, 127(7): 537-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Predictors of asking medical personnel about handwashing: the moderating role of patients' age and MRSA infection status.
   Patient Educ Couns, 68(1): 79-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Quality Control of Direct Molecular Diagnostics for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(8): 2698-700. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The Emergence and Importation of Diverse Genotypes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Harboring the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene (pvl) Reveal that pvl Is a Poor Marker for Community-Acquired MRSA Strains in Ireland.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(8): 2554-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Sporadic "Transitional" Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Health Care Facilities in the United States.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(8): 2654-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): new issues for infection control.
   Int J Antimicrob Agents, 30(3): 210-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Detection: Comparison of Two Molecular Methods (IDI-MRSA PCR Assay and GenoType MRSA Direct PCR Assay) with Three Selective MRSA Agars (MRSA ID, MRSASelect, and CHROMagar MRSA) for Use with Infection-Control Swabs.
    J Clin Microbiol, 45(8): 2486-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Treatment of Meningitis Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Linezolid.
    Infection, 35(4): 271-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Different Trends of MRSA and VRE in a German Hospital, 1999-2005.
    Infection, 35(4): 245-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Success of MRSA eradication in hospital routine: depends on compliance.
    Infection, 35(4): 260-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Staphylococcus aureus colonization in community-dwelling people with spinal cord dysfunction.
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 88(8): 979-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: considerations for school nurses.
    J Sch Nurs, 23(4): 210-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Mupirocin resistance in patients colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a surgical intensive care unit.
    Clin Infect Dis, 45(5): 541-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. National guidelines for the control and prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus--what do they tell us?
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13(9): 846-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Is MRSA more virulent than MSSA?
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13(9): 843-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Increasing rates of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections among HIV-infected persons.
    Int J STD AIDS, 18(8): 521-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Suppression of innate immunity by a nasal carriage strain of Staphylococcus aureus increases its colonization on nasal epithelium.
    Immunology, 122(1): 80-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Formation of colloidal silver nanoparticles stabilized by Na(+)-poly(gamma-glutamic acid)-silver nitrate complex via chemical reduction process.
    Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces, 59(2): 171-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. CP5484, a novel quaternary carbapenem with potent anti-MRSA activity and reduced toxicity.
    Bioorg Med Chem, 15(19): 6379-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Antistaphylococcal activities of CG400549, a new bacterial enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (FabI) inhibitor.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 60(3): 568-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Discovery of 1,4-didydroxy-2-naphthoate prenyltransferase inhibitors: new drug leads for multidrug-resistant gram-positive pathogens.
    J Med Chem, 50(17): 3973-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Rapid recontamination with MRSA of the environment of an intensive care unit after decontamination with hydrogen peroxide vapour.
    J Hosp Infect, 66(4): 360-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among district nurse patients and medical admissions in a UK district.
    J Hosp Infect, 66(4): 369-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Gatifloxacin biodegradable implant for treatment of experimental osteomyelitis: in vitro and in vivo evaluation.
    Drug Deliv, 14(6): 349-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Importance of the environment for patient acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the intensive care unit: A baseline study*
    Crit Care Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Bacteremia due to clonally-derived methicillin-resistant / gentamicin-susceptible and methicillin-susceptible / gentamicin-resistant isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Daptomycin use after vancomycin-induced neutropenia in a patient with left-sided endocarditis.
    Ann Pharmacother, 41(9): 1531-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Characterization of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections in children.
    Ann Pharmacother, 41(9): 1361-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Modelling an outbreak of an emerging pathogen.
    Nat Rev Microbiol, 5(9): 700-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. CoMFA study of distamycin analogs binding to the minor-groove of DNA: a unified model for broad-spectrum activity.
    J Mol Model, 13(10): 1099-108. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Alternatives to vancomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
    Clin Infect Dis, 45: S184-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Epidemiology of staphylococcal resistance.
    Clin Infect Dis, 45: S171-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Microbiology of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 45: S165-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. In vivo activity of a novel polymeric guanidine in experimental skin infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(9): 3437-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Tetracyclines as an oral treatment option for patients with community onset skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(9): 3298-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a 2005 clinical trial of uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(9): 3381-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Trends of beta-lactam antibiotic susceptibility in blood-borne methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and their linkage to the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type.
    J Infect Chemother, 13(4): 213-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. No decrease in clindamycin susceptibility despite increased use of clindamycin for pediatric community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infections.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J, 26(9): 852-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Study of nasopharyngeal bacterial flora. Variations in nasopharyngeal bacterial flora in schoolchildren and adults when administered antimicrobial agents.
    J Infect Chemother, 13(4): 235-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Linezolid in the Treatment of Implant-related Chronic Osteomyelitis.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 461: 40-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Timeliness of appropriate antibiotics in hand infections.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 461: 17-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Prevalence and regional variation in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the USA and comparative in vitro activity of tigecycline, a glycylcycline antimicrobial.
    J Med Microbiol, 56: 1189-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Interventions to prevent transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the intensive care unit.
    Curr Opin Crit Care, 13(5): 572-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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