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 5 (2008), Issue 4 (April)

1. Cavernous sinus thrombosis and meningitis from community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
   Intern Med J, 38(4): 283-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Rapid detection of the pandemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone ST 239, a dominant strain in Asian hospitals.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(4): 1520-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Reductions in workload and reporting time by use of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening with MRSASelect medium compared to mannitol-salt medium supplemented with oxacillin.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(4): 1174-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Empowering your patients in the fight against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Am Acad Nurse Pract, 20(4): 204-211. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Efficacy of titanium dioxide photocatalyst for inhibition of bacterial colonization on percutaneous implants.
   J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Aerosolization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus During an Epidemic in a Burn Intensive Care Unit.
   J Burn Care Res, 29(2): 331-337. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Cost of the meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus search and destroy policy in a Dutch university hospital.
   J Hosp Infect, 68(4): 301-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Guidelines for UK practice for the diagnosis and management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections presenting in the community.
   J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(5): 976-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Quercus infectoria: a candidate for the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
   Phytother Res, 22(4): 560-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Antibacterial activity of honey against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).
    Complement Ther Clin Pract, 14(2): 77-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Characterization of ST80 Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone in Tunisia.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. A case of milk-protein-induced enterocolitis associated with enterotoxigenic E. coli and MRSA infections.
    Eur J Pediatr, 167(6): 683-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk assessment and infection control policies.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(5): 407-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Secular changes in incidence and mortality associated with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Quebec, Canada, 1991-2005.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(5): 421-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Emerging as Important Cause of Necrotizing Fasciitis.
    Surg Infect (Larchmt). [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Antimicrobial Efficacy of Riboflavin/UVA Combination (365 nm) in Vitro for Bacterial and Fungal Isolates: a Potential New Treatment for Infectious Keratitis.
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Emerg Med Clin North Am, 26(2): 431-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Missed epidural brain abscess after furunculosis.
    Am J Emerg Med, 26(4): 522.e3-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of Fournier's gangrene.
    Am J Med Sci, 335(4): 327-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. The identification of factors contributing to the T-cell toxicity of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates.
    J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Multiclonal outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections on a collegiate football team.
    Epidemiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. The Use of Active Surveillance Cultures in Adult Intensive Care Units to Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus-Related Morbidity, Mortality, and Costs: A Systematic Review.
    Clin Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. The deadly toll of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in community hospitals.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46(10): 1568-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in nursing home residents.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46(9): 1368-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Infection control experience in a cooperative care center for transplant patients.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 29(5): 424-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage, infection and transmission in dialysis patients, healthcare workers and their family members.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23(5): 1659-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus orbital cellulitis in a non-immunocompromised child.
    J AAPOS, 12(2): 205-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Novel antibiotics for the management of diabetic foot infections.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 31(5): 411-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Validation of the IDI-MRSA system for use on pooled nose, axilla, and groin swabs and single swabs from other screening sites.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 61(1): 1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates from respiratory care wards in Taiwan: a horizontal surveillance study.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 31(5): 420-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Australia.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 31(5): 401-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Antimicrobial activity of ceftobiprole, a novel anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cephalosporin, tested against contemporary pathogens: results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2005-2006).
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 61(1): 86-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. The efficacy and safety of ceftobiprole in the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections: evidence from 2 clinical trials.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 61(1): 103-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Novel model for studying hematogenous infection in an experimental setting of implant-related infection by a community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus Strain.
    J Orthop Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Real-time optical detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using lytic phage probes.
    Biosens Bioelectron. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. What is community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
    J Infect Dis, 197(9): 1235-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Changes in the prevalence of nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in the United States, 2001-2004.
    J Infect Dis, 197(9): 1226-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Pediatric mediastinitis as a complication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus retropharyngeal abscess.
    Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 134(4): 408-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Telavancin Penetration into Human Epithelial Lining Fluid as Determined by Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Monte Carlo Simulation.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. High incidence of antimicrobial resistant organisms including extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasopharyngeal and blood isolates of HIV-infected children from Cape Town, South Africa.
    BMC Infect Dis, 8: 40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. MRSA-Associated Bacterial Myocarditis Causing Ruptured Ventricle and Tamponade.
    Cardiology, 111(3): 188-190. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Unusually High Prevalence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes among Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus carried in the Indonesian Population.
    J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. The Boarders in the Emergency Department (BED) study.
    Emerg Med J, 25(5): 265-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Cost-effectiveness of linezolid versus vancomycin for hospitalised patients with complicated skin and soft-tissue infections in Germany.
    Eur J Health Econ. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. In vitro activities of the Rx-01 oxazolidinones against hospital and community pathogens.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 52(5): 1653-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Impact of rapid screening tests on acquisition of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: cluster randomised crossover trial.
    BMJ, 336(7650): 927-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Distribution of spa types among meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates during a 6 year period at a low-prevalence University Hospital.
    J Med Microbiol, 57: 612-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Molecular fingerprinting of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from patients and staff of two Iranian hospitals.
    J Hosp Infect, 69(1): 46-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Long-term outcomes following infection with meticillin-resistant or meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Hosp Infect, 69(1): 39-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Are meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection targets fair to those with other types of healthcare-associated infection or cost-effective?
    J Hosp Infect, 69(1): 1-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. A Prevalence Study of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Emergency Department Health Care Workers.
    Ann Emerg Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization in Emergency Department Personnel.
    Ann Emerg Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Lead-associated endocarditis: the important role of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 31(5): 548-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced septic arthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
    Arthroscopy, 24(5): 615-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. The antibacterial activity against MRSA strains and other bacteria of a <500Da fraction from maggot excretions/secretions of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
    Microbes Infect, 10(4): 325-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Functional Fe3O4/TiO2 core/shell magnetic nanoparticles as photokilling agents for pathogenic bacteria.
    Small, 4(4): 485-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Strain-relatedness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from patients with repeated infection.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46(8): 1241-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. The minimum influences for murine normal joint tissue by novel bactericidal treatment and photodynamic therapy using na-pheophorbide a for septic arthritis.
    Photomed Laser Surg, 26(2): 153-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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