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 5 (May)

1. Methicillin-susceptible, non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant and multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: a clinical, epidemiological and microbiological comparative study.
   Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 27(5): 355-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Optimization of the Roche PCR Analyte Specific Reagent Assay for Detection of Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus species.
   J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Acupuncture induced necrotizing aortitis with infected pseudoaneurysm formation.
   Yonsei Med J, 49(2): 322-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Treatment of MRSA Infections in an African-American male with G6PD Deficiency.
   J Emerg Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of novel 4-alkyl substituted phenyl beta-aldehyde ketone derivatives.
   Eur J Med Chem. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in a long-term care facility: hypothesis about selection and transmission.
   Age Ageing, 37(3): 294-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Restoration of susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to beta-lactam antibiotics by acidic pH: role of penicillin-binding protein PBP 2a.
   J Biol Chem, 283(19): 12769-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the obstetric setting.
   J Midwifery Womens Health, 53(3): 247-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Novel ovine model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced pneumonia and sepsis.
   Shock, 29(5): 642-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Emergence and dissemination of a community-associated methicillin-resistant Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus clone sharing the sequence type 5 lineage with the most prevalent nosocomial clone in the same region of Argentina.
    J Clin Microbiol, 46(5): 1826-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Genome-wide transcriptional responses of Nitrosomonas europaea to zinc.
    Arch Microbiol, 189(6): 541-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. MRSA in livestock animals-an epidemic waiting to happen?
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 519-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. A comparative in-vitro evaluation of resistance selection after exposure to teicoplanin, vancomycin, linezolid and quinupristin-dalfopristin in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 608-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. DNA microarray-based genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from Eastern Saxony.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 534-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. A population-based study of the incidence and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in San Francisco, 2004-2005.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46(11): 1637-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates in a Dutch University Hospital between 1999 and 2006.
    J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S386-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S378-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Skin and soft-tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S368-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Increasing antibiotic resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S360-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Pathogenesis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S350-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S344-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Recurrence of heterogeneous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among the MRSA clinical isolates in a Japanese university hospital.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Modelling the impact of antibiotic use and infection control practices on the incidence of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a time-series analysis.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Health-care workers: source, vector, or victim of MRSA?
    Lancet Infect Dis, 8(5): 289-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Increasing prevalence of methicillin resistance in serious ocular infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus in the United States: 2000 to 2005.
    J Cataract Refract Surg, 34(5): 814-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Temporal effects of antibiotic use and hand rub consumption on the incidence of MRSA and Clostridium difficile.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Factors associated with treatment failure in patients with diabetic foot infections: An analysis of data from randomized controlled trials.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 80(3): 344-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Evaluation of prevalence and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in veterinary personnel attending an international equine veterinary conference.
    Vet Microbiol, 129(3): 410-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Longitudinal analysis of chlorhexidine susceptibilities of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a teaching hospital in Taiwan.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Presumed interaction of fusidic acid with simvastatin.
    Anaesthesia, 63(6): 656-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Bacterial quorum sensing: a new target for anti-infective immunotherapy.
    Expert Opin Biol Ther, 8(6): 719-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Microbiological evaluation of a new growth-based approach for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(6): 1277-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Increased resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(6): 1266-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitals in Tbilisi, the Republic of Georgia, are variants of the Brazilian clone.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Disseminated cutaneous and pulmonary abscesses in an injecting drug user caused by a Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus strain.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Methicillin-resistant versus methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 27(6): 445-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Can we do better in controlling and preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the intensive care unit (ICU)?
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 27(6): 409-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. A novel Staphylococcus aureus biofilm phenotype mediated by the fibronectin-binding proteins, FnBPA and FnBPB.
    J Bacteriol, 190(11): 3835-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. High prevalence of inducible clindamycin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis.
    J Cyst Fibros, 7(3): 206-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Triclosan-loaded poloxamine micelles for enhanced topical antibacterial activity against biofilm.
    Eur J Pharm Biopharm, 69(2): 535-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Trends of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Enterobacteriaceae-producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBLE) in eastern France: a three-year multi-centre incidence study.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Growth Inhibition of a Spectrum of Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens by Sulforaphane, an Isothiocyanate Product Found in Broccoli and Other Cruciferous Vegetables.
    Planta Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Preliminary investigations on a new gentamicin and vancomycin-coated PMMA nail for the treatment of bone and intramedullary infections: An experimental study in the rabbit.
    J Orthop Res, 26(6): 785-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Evaluation of the antimicrobial properties of an alcohol-free 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution.
    AORN J, 87(5): 925-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Madrid, Spain: transcontinental importation and polyclonal emergence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive isolates.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 61(2): 143-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 61(2): 135-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. An uncommon presentation for a severe invasive infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone USA300 in Italy: a case report.
    Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob, 7: 11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Ceftobiprole: an extended-spectrum anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cephalosporin.
    Ann Pharmacother, 42(6): 806-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Antimicrobial potential of a lipopeptide biosurfactant derived from a marine Bacillus circulans.
    J Appl Microbiol, 104(6): 1675-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus preventing strategy in cardiac surgery.
    Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 7(3): 452-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus hepatic abscess treated with tigecycline.
    J Clin Pathol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Potency of SMP-601, a novel carbapenem, in hematogenous murine bronchopneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 52(6): 2163-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. In vitro selection and characterization of ceftobiprole-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 52(6): 2089-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Activities of clindamycin, daptomycin, doxycycline, linezolid, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and vancomycin against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with inducible clindamycin resistance in murine thigh infection and in vitro pharmacodynamic models.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 52(6): 2156-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a low-prevalence setting by polymerase chain reaction with a selective enrichment broth.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Rapid detection of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from positive BacT/Alert((R)) blood culture bottles using real-time polymerase chain reaction: evaluation and comparison of 4 DNA extraction methods.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Current problems in the diagnosis and treatment of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
    J Anesth, 22(2): 125-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Throat and rectal swabs may have an important role in MRSA screening of critically ill patients.
    Intensive Care Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Impact of preoperative screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by real-time polymerase chain reaction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
    J Hosp Infect, 69(2): 124-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Ocular TRUST: nationwide antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in ocular isolates.
    Am J Ophthalmol, 145(6): 951-958. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Epidural Abscess Due to Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial.
    Pain Pract. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Comparative study of the susceptibility of major epidemic clones of MRSA to oxacillin and to the new broad spectrum cephalosporin ceftobiprole.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Phytochemicals for bacterial resistance - strengths, weaknesses and opportunities.
    Planta Med, 74(6): 594-602. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bloodstream Isolates in Urban Detroit.
    J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Unusual form of oxacillin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. New Cationic Liposomes as Vehicles of m-Tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin in Photodynamic Therapy of Infectious Diseases.
    Mol Pharm. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Multiple myeloma presenting with pyomyositis caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: report of a case and literature review.
    Int J Hematol, 87(5): 516-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Modified resection arthroplasty for infected non-healing ulcers with toe deformity in diabetic patients.
    Foot Ankle Int, 29(5): 493-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Highly effective regimen for decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 29(6): 510-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Time-series analysis of the impact of bed occupancy rates on the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in overcrowded general wards.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 29(6): 496-502. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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