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 6 (2009), Issue 11 (November)

1. Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus outbreak among healthcare workers in a long-term care facility.
   Int J Infect Dis, 13(6): e401-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Incidence, characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe community acquired-MRSA pneumonia.
   Eur Respir J, 34(5): 1148-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Transcription of the phage-encoded Panton-Valentine leukocidin of Staphylococcus aureus is dependent on the phage life-cycle and on the host background.
   Microbiology, 155: 3491-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Vacuum-assisted closure and bilateral pectoralis muscle flaps for different stages of mediastinitis after cardiac surgery.
   Surg Today, 39(11): 947-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. What is MRSA?
   Eur Respir J, 34(5): 1190-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius masquerading as cefoxitin susceptible in a dog.
   J Am Vet Med Assoc, 235(9): 1064-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Implementation of a universal admission surveillance and decolonization program for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) reduces the number of MRSA and total number of S. aureus isolates reported by the clinical laboratory.
   J Clin Microbiol, 47(11): 3749-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Failure of the BD GeneOhm StaphSR assay for direct detection of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates in positive blood cultures collected in the United States.
   J Clin Microbiol, 47(11): 3747-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-intermediate staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients with septic arthritis.
   J Clin Microbiol, 47(11): 3617-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Two distinct clones of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with the same USA300 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profile: a potential pitfall for identification of USA300 community-associated MRSA.
    J Clin Microbiol, 47(11): 3765-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Multiplex real-time PCR for rapid Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing.
    J Clin Microbiol, 47(11): 3692-706. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Comparison of the Xpert methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) assay, BD GeneOhm MRSA assay, and culture for detection of nasal and cutaneous groin colonization by MRSA.
    J Clin Microbiol, 47(11): 3769-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Cost-effectiveness of rapid MRSA screening in surgical patients.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(11): 1291-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Comparative activity of oritavancin against meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream isolates from Geneva University Hospital.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 34(6): 540-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Near-infrared photoinactivation of bacteria and fungi at physiologic temperatures.
    Photochem Photobiol, 85(6): 1364-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Prevalence and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among pigs on German farms and import of livestock-related MRSA into hospitals.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(11): 1375-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Intra-strain variability of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains ST228-MRSA-I and ST5-MRSA-II.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(11): 1383-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Should vascular surgery patients be screened preoperatively for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 30(12): 1158-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Analysis of Slovenian MRSA strains with susceptibility patterns suggestive of CA-MRSA.
    Wien Klin Wochenschr, 121(17): 552-557. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Bench-to-bedside review: Understanding the impact of resistance and virulence factors on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the intensive care unit.
    Crit Care, 13(5): 222. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. MRSA screening: can one swab be used for both culture and rapid testing?An evaluation of chromogenic culture and subsequent Hain GenoQuick PCR amplification/detection.
    Clin Microbiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Who are the carriers of MRSA in the community? A prospective study in the Pays de la Loire region of France.
    Clin Microbiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Implementation of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevention bundle results in decreased MRSA surgical site infections.
    Am J Surg, 198(5): 607-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria at a long-term care facility: assessment of residents, healthcare workers, and inanimate surfaces.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 30(12): 1172-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Genetic diversity of arginine catabolic mobile element in Staphylococcus epidermidis.
    PLoS One, 4(11): e7722. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia and ARDS: 1-year follow-up.
    Chest, 136(5): 1407-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Twenty-five year epidemiology of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates recovered at a burn center.
    Burns, 35(8): 1112-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Risk factors for acquisition of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients from a burn unit in Brazil.
    Burns, 35(8): 1104-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The evaluation of novel chromogenic substrates for the detection of lipolytic activity in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA from two European study groups.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 297(1): 10-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Performance of CHROMagar Staph aureus and CHROMagar MRSA for detection of Staphylococcus aureus in seawater and beach sand - comparison of culture, agglutination, and molecular analyses.
    Water Res, 43(19): 4802-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Application of a novel decontamination process using gaseous ozone.
    Can J Microbiol, 55(8): 928-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Ineffectiveness of surveillance to control community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a professional football team.
    Clin J Sport Med, 19(6): 498-501. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Clinical importance of purulence in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections.
    J Am Board Fam Med, 22(6): 647-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Linezolid versus vancomycin for MRSA skin and soft tissue infections (systematic review and meta-analysis).
    ANZ J Surg, 79(9): 629-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Aerosolized vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA after lung transplantation.
    Respirology. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Constitutive expression of the ileS-2 gene responsible for high-level mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Med Microbiol, 58: 1582-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. In vitro effect of physiological concentrations of human albumin on the antibacterial activity of tigecycline.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 64(6): 1230-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Antimicrobial efficacy of eucalyptus oil and 1,8-cineole alone and in combination with chlorhexidine digluconate against microorganisms grown in planktonic and biofilm cultures.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 64(6): 1219-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. isolated from US West Coast public marine beaches.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 64(6): 1148-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. In vitro activity of nemonoxacin (TG-873870), a novel non-fluorinated quinolone, against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, enterococci and Streptococcus pneumoniae with various resistance phenotypes in Taiwan.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 64(6): 1226-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Effects of daptomycin in combination with other antimicrobial agents: a review of in vitro and animal model studies.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 64(6): 1130-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among residents of nursing homes in Belgium.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 64(6): 1299-306. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Diversity of antimicrobial resistance pheno- and genotypes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from diseased swine.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 64(6): 1156-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among dental patients: a problem for infection control in dentistry?
    Clin Oral Investig, 13(4): 369-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Life-threatening infection due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: case report and review.
    Eur J Pediatr, 169(1): 47-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Cardiovascular collapse and vascular permeability changes in an ovine model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis.
    Shock, 32(6): 621-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Evaluation of ceftiofur and cefquinome for phenotypic detection of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus using disk diffusion testing and MIC-determinations.
    Vet Microbiol, 140(1): 176-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Nitric oxide releasing nanoparticles are therapeutic for Staphylococcus aureus abscesses in a murine model of infection.
    PLoS One, 4(11): e7804. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Contribution of Dermatologic Surgery in War.
    Dermatol Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Clinical, molecular and epidemiological description of a cluster of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from injecting drug users with bacteraemia.
    Clin Microbiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Association of biofilm formation and methicillin-resistance with accessory gene regulator (agr) loci in Greek Staphylococcus aureus clones.
    Microb Pathog, 47(6): 341-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. A rapid, 2-well, multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of SCCmec types I to V in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 65(4): 384-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive methicillin-susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Taiwan: identification of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 65(4): 351-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Clinical and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying SCCmecIV in a university hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 65(4): 457-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Zyvox Annual Appraisal of Potency and Spectrum program: linezolid surveillance program results for 2008.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 65(4): 404-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Expanding spectrum of illness due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a case report.
    Cases J, 2: 7437. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Beware of the pet dog: a case of Staphylococcus intermedius infection.
    Am J Med Sci, 338(5): 425-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Correlation between vancomycin MIC values and those of other agents against gram-positive bacteria among patients with bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(12): 5141-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling of the in vitro activities of oxazolidinone antimicrobial agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(12): 5039-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Activity of the novel peptide arminin against multiresistant human pathogens shows the considerable potential of phylogenetically ancient organisms as drug sources.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(12): 5245-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening by online immunometric monitoring of bacterial growth under selective pressure.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(12): 5088-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Novel ribosomal mutations in Staphylococcus aureus strains identified through selection with the oxazolidinones linezolid and torezolid (TR-700).
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(12): 5265-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. In vivo activity of a novel anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cephalosporin, ceftaroline, against vancomycin-susceptible and -resistant Enterococcus faecalis strains in a rabbit endocarditis model: a comparative study with linezolid and vancomycin.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(12): 5300-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Pharmacodynamic profile of tigecycline against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an experimental pneumonia model.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(12): 5060-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Empirical therapy for serious Gram-positive infections: making the right choice.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 15: 5-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. VenUS II: a randomised controlled trial of larval therapy in the management of leg ulcers.
    Health Technol Assess, 13(55): 1-182, iii-iv. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of hospital-acquired infections.
    J Hosp Infect, 73(4): 364-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Screening and isolation for infection control.
    J Hosp Infect, 73(4): 371-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Are national targets the right way to improve infection control practice?
    J Hosp Infect, 73(4): 408-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. What are the drivers of the UK media coverage of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the inter-relationships and relative influences?
    J Hosp Infect, 73(4): 400-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis presenting with septic pulmonary emboli.
    J Emerg Med, 37(4): 383-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Exotoxin-encoding gene content in community-acquired and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 15(12): 1139-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. High-resolution melting analysis of the spa locus reveals significant diversity within sequence type 93 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from northern Australia.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 15(12): 1126-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Clinical and molecular epidemiology of community-acquired, healthcare-associated and nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureus in Spain.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 15(12): 1111-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and influence on outcome in the critically ill.
    J Crit Care, 24(4): 583-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Economic Aspects of the Management and Control of MRSA.
    Gesundheitswesen, 71(11): 771-776. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. EUREGIO MRSA-net Twente/Münsterland: "Search & Follow" by Euregional Network Building.
    Gesundheitswesen, 71(11): 766-770. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Liability Risks of MRSA-Management.
    Gesundheitswesen, 71(11): 763-765. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Management of Antibiotic-resistant Pathogens in Bavarian Hospitals: Results of a Systematic Survey and Prospects to Establish a Statewide Network "Multidrug-resistant Pathogens"
    Gesundheitswesen, 71(11): 755-762. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pyomyositis with myelitis: A rare occurrence with diverse presentation.
    Neurol India, 57(5): 653-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus aortitis in a cardiac transplant patient.
    Am J Emerg Med, 27(9): 1174.e5-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. USA300 is the predominant genotype causing Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis in children.
    Pediatr Infect Dis J, 28(12): 1076-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Conformational and dynamics simulation study of antimicrobial peptide hedistin-heterogeneity of its helix-turn-helix motif.
    Biochim Biophys Acta, 1788(12): 2497-508. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Bacteremic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus deep neck abscess in a newborn--case report and review of literature.
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 73(12): 1824-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Trends in pathogens colonising the respiratory tract of adult patients with cystic fibrosis, 1985-2005.
    J Cyst Fibros, 8(6): 386-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Linezolid-associated acute interstitial nephritis and drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome.
    Am J Kidney Dis, 54(6): e17-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Temporal trends in the incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1998 to 2005: a population-based study.
    Clin Infect Dis, 49(12): e130-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Screening of genes encoding adhesion factors and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from poultry.
    Avian Pathol, 38(6): 513-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute musculoskeletal infection in children: a game changer.
    J Pediatr Orthop, 29(8): 927-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Newer developments in the treatment of Gram-positive infections.
    Expert Opin Pharmacother, 10(17): 2829-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 sequence type 8 lineage in Latin America.
    Clin Infect Dis, 49(12): 1861-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Telavancin: a novel lipoglycopeptide.
    Clin Infect Dis, 49(12): 1908-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. "Spider bite" lesions are usually diagnosed as skin and soft-tissue infections.
    J Emerg Med. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Vascular prostheses with covalently bound gentamicin and amikacin reveal superior antibacterial properties than silver-impregnated ones--an in vitro study.
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 38(6): 697-706. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Enhanced detection of staphylococcal genomes in positive blood cultures using a polymeric enzyme complex.
    Anal Biochem, 396(2): 284-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from children with impetigo in China from 2003 to 2007 shows community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to be uncommon and heterogeneous.
    Br J Dermatol, 161(6): 1347-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. Identification and characterisation of a Streptomyces sp. isolate exhibiting activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Microbiol Res, 165(1): 82-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. Skin infection in children colonized with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Infect, 59(6): 394-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. Pediatric emergencies associated with fever.
    Emerg Med Clin North Am, 28(1): 67-84, vii-viii. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. Regional antibiotic delivery for the treatment of experimental prosthetic graft infections.
     J Surg Res, 157(2): 223-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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