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 9 (September)

1. Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Emerging as an Important Cause of Necrotizing Fasciitis.
   Surg Infect (Larchmt), 9(4): 469-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Characterization of the pTZ2162 encoding multidrug efflux gene qacB from Staphylococcus aureus.
   Plasmid, 60(2): 108-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. A computational model of antibiotic-resistance mechanisms in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
   J Theor Biol, 254(2): 284-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. In Vivo and In Vitro Antibacterial Efficacy of PDS Plus (Polidioxanone with Triclosan) Suture.
   Surg Infect (Larchmt), 9(4): 451-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Efflux genes and active efflux activity detection in Malaysian clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
   J Basic Microbiol, 48(4): 245-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Reduction in Rates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection after Introduction of Quarterly Linezolid-Vancomycin Cycling in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
   Surg Infect (Larchmt), 9(4): 423-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Simultaneous presence of an invasive and a carrier strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a family.
   Scand J Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Synergistic antibacterial effect between silybin and N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.
   J Microbiol, 46(4): 462-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a common cause of vulvar abscesses.
   Obstet Gynecol, 112(3): 538-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients with puerperal mastitis requiring hospitalization.
    Obstet Gynecol, 112(3): 533-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia of unknown primary source: Where do we stand?
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Lysostaphin: an antistaphylococcal agent.
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 80(4): 555-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Isolation, structure, and antibacterial activity of philipimycin, a thiazolyl peptide discovered from Actinoplanes philippinensis MA7347.
    J Am Chem Soc, 130(36): 12102-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Changing patterns in frequency of recovery of five methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones in portuguese hospitals: surveillance over a 16-year period.
    J Clin Microbiol, 46(9): 2912-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Countrywide molecular survey of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Poland.
    J Clin Microbiol, 46(9): 2930-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. MVPlex assay for direct detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Naris and other swab specimens.
    J Clin Microbiol, 46(9): 3107-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Associations between the genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates and clinical characteristics and outcomes of bacteremic patients.
    J Clin Microbiol, 46(9): 2890-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from nasal cultures collected from individuals in the United States in 2001 to 2004.
    J Clin Microbiol, 46(9): 2837-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Inactivating Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Other Pathogens by Bacteriocins OR-7 and E 50-52.
    J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Modified vancomycin dosing protocol for treatment of diabetic foot infections.
    Am J Health Syst Pharm, 65(18): 1740-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Outcome of patients with meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at an Emergency Department of a medical centre in Taiwan.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 32(4): 326-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. MRSA carriage in healthcare personnel in contact with farm animals.
    J Hosp Infect, 70(2): 186-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Results of a multicentre randomised controlled trial of statistical process control charts and structured diagnostic tools to reduce ward-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: the CHART Project.
    J Hosp Infect, 70(2): 127-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Investigation of Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and SCCmec types in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Turkey.
    Microb Drug Resist, 14(3): 203-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in Tehran, Iran.
    Microb Drug Resist, 14(3): 217-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Mucroporin, the first cationic host defence peptide from the venom of Lychas mucronatus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Emergence of the USA300 strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a burn-trauma unit.
    J Burn Care Res, 29(5): 790-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. In vitro activity of tigecycline against resistant micro-organisms isolated from burn patients.
    Burns, 34(7): 1033-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Outbreak of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection associated with acupuncture and joint injection.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 29(9): 859-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Poor functional status as a risk factor for surgical site infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 29(9): 832-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. New antimicrobial drug resistance and epidemiological typing patterns of Staphylococci from clinical isolates and raw meats.
    Arch Pharm Res, 31(8): 1016-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Contribution of Panton-Valentine leukocidin in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis.
    PLoS ONE, 3(9): e3198. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Infection control and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nursing homes in Oslo.
    J Hosp Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii in a long-term acute care facility.
    Am J Infect Control, 36(7): 468-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 29(9): 890-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. LambdaSa2 prophage endolysin requires Cpl-7-binding domains and amidase-5 domain for antimicrobial lysis of streptococci.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 287(1): 22-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. The phage K lytic enzyme LysK and lysostaphin act synergistically to kill MRSA.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 287(2): 185-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia due to a linezolid "tolerant" strain.
    Heart Lung, 37(5): 398-400. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. A pilot study of high-dose short duration daptomycin for the treatment of patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections caused by gram-positive bacteria.
    Int J Clin Pract, 62(9): 1455-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Vancomycin MICs did not creep in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from 2002 to 2006 in a setting with low vancomycin usage.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 62(4): 773-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Frequent emergence and limited geographic dispersal of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 105(37): 14130-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Contribution of acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia to overall mortality in a general intensive care unit.
    J Hosp Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Public transport as a reservoir of methicillin-resistant staphylococci.
    Lett Appl Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. In vitro activity of ceftobiprole, linezolid, tigecycline, and 23 other antimicrobial agents against Staphylococcus aureus isolates in China.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 62(2): 226-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Antimicrobial activity of some sulfonamide derivatives on clinical isolates of Staphylococus aureus.
    Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob, 7: 17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibilities of 273 exfoliative toxin-encoding-gene-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients with impetigo in Japan.
    J Med Microbiol, 57: 1251-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Clinical utility of infection control documentation of prior methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization or infection for optimization of empirical antibiotic therapy.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 29(10): 972-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Panton-Valentine leukocidin is not a virulence determinant in murine models of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease.
    J Infect Dis, 198(8): 1166-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis in Japan.
    Cornea, 27: S56-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient.
    J Cataract Refract Surg, 34(10): 1806-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Evaluation of the risks of shedding Salmonellae and other potential pathogens by therapy dogs fed raw diets in Ontario and Alberta.
    Zoonoses Public Health, 55(8): 470-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Acquired vancomycin resistance in clinically relevant pathogens.
    Future Microbiol, 3: 547-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Genomic analysis reveals a point mutation in the two-component sensor gene graS that leads to intermediate vancomycin resistance in clinical Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 52(10): 3755-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. In vivo pharmacodynamics of ceftobiprole against multiple bacterial pathogens in murine thigh and lung infection models.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 52(10): 3492-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Novel type of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec in a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain isolated in Sweden.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 52(10): 3512-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. The use of Gene Ontology terms for predicting highly-connected 'hub' nodes in protein-protein interaction networks.
    BMC Syst Biol, 2: 80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Bed occupancy and incidence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in an intensive care unit.
    Anaesthesia, 63(10): 1070-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Monitoring environmental cleanliness on two surgical wards.
    Int J Environ Health Res, 18(5): 357-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Staphylococci in primary skin and soft tissue infections in a Swedish county.
    Scand J Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Non-susceptibility trends among staphylococci from bacteraemias in the UK and Ireland, 2001-06.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 62: ii65-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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