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 9 (September)

1. Structure--activity study of the antibacterial peptide fallaxin.
   Protein Sci, 16(9): 1969-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. The rising incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pediatric neck abscesses.
   Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 137(3): 459-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Changes in the Clonal Nature and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associated with Spread of the EMRSA-15 Clone in a Tertiary Care Portuguese Hospital.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(9): 2881-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection or Colonization Present at Hospital Admission: Multivariable Risk Factor Screening To Increase Efficiency of Surveillance Culturing.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(9): 3031-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Performance of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Test before and during High-Volume Clinical Use.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(9): 2993-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec types amongst Finnish community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, 1997-1999.
   Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 26(10): 729-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST80 strain in the community of the northern Netherlands.
   Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 26(10): 723-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. An outbreak of severe infections with community-acquired MRSA carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin following vaccination.
   PLoS ONE, 2(9): e822. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Living with an imperfect cell wall: compensation of femAB inactivation in Staphylococcus aureus.
   BMC Genomics, 8(1): 307. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Replacement of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones in Hungary over time: a 10-year surveillance study.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 13(10): 971-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Glycopeptide pharmacokinetics in current paediatric cardiac surgery practice.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg, 32(4): 577-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Selective use of intranasal mupirocin and chlorhexidine bathing and the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection among intensive care unit patients.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(10): 1155-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Emergence of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(10): 1206-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Surgical site infection after surgery to repair femoral neck fracture: a French multicenter retrospective study.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(10): 1169-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Widespread environmental contamination associated with patients with diarrhea and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization of the gastrointestinal tract.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(10): 1142-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: impact on nosocomial transmission and costs.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(10): 1134-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Long-term use of daptomycin for MRSA osteomyelitis and joint infection.
    Scand J Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Vancomycin MIC creep in non-vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA), vancomycin-susceptible clinical methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) blood isolates from 2001 05.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 60(4): 788-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causes severe disseminated infection and deep venous thrombosis in children: literature review and recommendations for management.
    J Paediatr Child Health, 43(10): 656-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Linezolid tissue penetration and serum activity against strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced vancomycin susceptibility in diabetic patients with foot infections.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 60(4): 819-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Relative Effects of Barrier Precautions and Topical Antibiotics on Nosocomial Bacterial Transmission: Results of Multi-compartment Models.
    Bull Math Biol, 69(7): 2227-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Screening for MRSA in ICU patients. How does PCR compare with culture?
    J Infect, 55(4): 353-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Rapid spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a new hospital in the broad-spectrum antibiotic era.
    J Infect, 55(4): 358-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Practical management: community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA): the latest sports epidemic.
    Clin J Sport Med, 17(5): 393-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Surface modification of poly(L-lactic acid) membrane via layer-by-layer assembly of silver nanoparticle-embedded polyelectrolyte multilayer.
    Bioconjug Chem, 18(5): 1521-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Non-Pathogenic Bacterial Flora May Inhibit Colonization by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants.
    Neonatology, 93(3): 158-161. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. What would pediatric infectious disease consultants recommend for management of culture-negative acute hematogenous osteomyelitis?
    J Pediatr Orthop, 27(7): 805-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Pumilicin 4, a novel bacteriocin with anti-MRSA and anti-VRE activity produced by newly isolated bacteria Bacillus pumilus strain WAPB4.
    Curr Microbiol, 55(4): 308-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Nationwide trends in molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Finland, 1997-2004.
    BMC Infect Dis, 7: 94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Restoration of antibiotic susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by targeting mecR1 with a phosphorothioate deoxyribozyme.
    Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol, 34(11): 1160-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Targeted intranasal mupirocin to prevent colonization and infection by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in soldiers: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 51(10): 3591-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Epidemiology and outcomes of multiple antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection in renal transplantation.
    Transplant Proc, 39(7): 2222-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Enhancement of antibacterial effects of epigallocatechin gallate, using ascorbic acid.
    Phytochemistry. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Microbiology of pediatric orbital cellulitis.
    Am J Ophthalmol, 144(4): 497-501. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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