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 5 (May)

1. A comparison of the antibacterial efficacy and cytotoxicity to cultured human skin cells of 7 commercial hand rubs and Xgel, a new copper-based biocidal hand rub.
   Am J Infect Control, 37(4): 322-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Efficacy of novel antimicrobial gloves impregnated with antiseptic dyes in preventing the adherence of multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogens.
   Am J Infect Control, 37(4): 294-300. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Is isolation of outborn infants required at admission to the neonatal intensive care unit?
   Am J Infect Control, 37(4): 335-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Bacterial contamination of cystic fibrosis clinics.
   J Cyst Fibros, 8(3): 186-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Is it really clean? An evaluation of the efficacy of four methods for determining hospital cleanliness.
   J Hosp Infect, 72(2): 140-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. The emergence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among injecting drug users.
   J Infect, 58(5): 339-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Frequency and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Coll Physicians Surg Pak, 19(5): 287-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Molecular characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from small and large ruminants reveals a host rather than tissue specificity.
   Vet Microbiol, 137(1): 190-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms Cultured from Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Inhabiting Estuarine Waters of Charleston, SC and Indian River Lagoon, FL.
   Ecohealth. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Production of anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus activity from Bacillus subtilis sp. strain B38 newly isolated from soil.
    Appl Biochem Biotechnol, 157(3): 407-19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Evaluation of alcohol wipes used during aseptic manufacturing.
    Lett Appl Microbiol, 48(5): 648-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Antimicrobial resistance and presence of ileS-2 gene encoding mupirocin resistance in clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus sp.
    Folia Microbiol (Praha), 54(2): 153-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in an Australian tertiary hospital: 1991-2006.
    Heart Lung Circ, 18(3): 208-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. The appropriate medical management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in chronic suppurative otitis media.
    Acta Otolaryngol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Epidemiological typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): spa typing versus pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
    Scand J Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Does de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia affect the likelihood of recurrent pneumonia or mortality in critically ill surgical patients?
    J Trauma, 66(5): 1343-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Cleavage of SIgA by gram negative respiratory pathogens enhance neutrophil inflammatory potential.
    J Trauma, 66(5): 1336-42; discussion 1342. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. In vitro and in vivo antimicrobial activities of seeds of Caesalpinia bonduc (Lin.) Roxb.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 123(1): 177-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Disruption of D-alanyl esterification of Staphylococcus aureus cell wall teichoic acid by the {beta}-lactam resistance modifier (-)-epicatechin gallate.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 63(6): 1156-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Rhodomyrtone: a new candidate as natural antibacterial drug from Rhodomyrtus tomentosa.
    Phytomedicine, 16(6): 645-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. The SaeR/S gene regulatory system is essential for innate immune evasion by Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Infect Dis, 199(11): 1698-706. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Time-kill kinetics of oritavancin and comparator agents against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 63(6): 1191-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Biodegradable microspherical implants containing teicoplanin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis.
    Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Limitations of the efficacy of surface disinfection in the healthcare setting.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 30(6): 570-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Prospective evaluation of colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing enterobacteriaceae among patients at hospital admission and of subsequent colonization with ESBL-producing enterobacteriaceae among patients during hospitalization.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 30(6): 534-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Severe invasive community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in previously healthy children.
    Pediatr Crit Care Med, 10(3): 323-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Cross-infection risk of felt-tipped marker pens in cataract surgery.
    Eye, 23(5): 1094-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Outbreak of gram-positive bacterial keratitis associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in neonates and infants.
    Eye, 23(5): 1059-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Infected aortic aneurysm, purulent pericarditis, and pulmonary trunk rupture caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 57(5): 250-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Rate of bacterial eradication by ophthalmic solutions of fourth-generation fluoroquinolones.
    Adv Ther, 26(4): 447-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.
    Crit Care Med, 37(6): 1858-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Increased uptake and improved intracellular survival of a teicoplanin-resistant mutant of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in non-professional phagocytes.
    Chemotherapy, 55(3): 183-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Antibiotic selection for purulent skin and soft-tissue infections in ambulatory care: a decision-analytic approach.
    Acad Pediatr, 9(3): 179-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Rifampin and linezolid in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus preseptal cellulitis.
    Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg, 25(3): 227-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Bacterial contamination of stethoscopes on the intensive care unit.
    Anaesthesia, 64(6): 620-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Fitness cost of VanA-type vancomycin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(6): 2354-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Analysis of cell membrane characteristics of in vitro-selected daptomycin-resistant strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(6): 2312-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Activities of ceftobiprole and other cephalosporins against extracellular and intracellular (THP-1 macrophages and keratinocytes) forms of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(6): 2289-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Prevention of death in bacterium-infected mice by a synthetic antimicrobial peptide, L5, through activation of host immunity.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(6): 2510-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Identification of a novel variant of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec, type II.5, and Its truncated form by insertion of putative conjugative transposon Tn6012.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 53(6): 2616-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Cost-effectiveness of linezolid versus vancomycin for hospitalized patients with complicated skin and soft-tissue infections in France.
    Med Mal Infect, 39(5): 330-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among a network of French private-sector community-based-medical laboratories.
    Med Mal Infect, 39(5): 311-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Herbal therapy associated with antibiotic therapy: potentiation of the antibiotic activity against methicillin--resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Turnera ulmifolia L.
    BMC Complement Altern Med, 9: 13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Daptomycin for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections of the spine.
    Spine J, 9(6): e5-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Ceftobiprole: a novel cephalosporin with activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 34(1): 1-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) osteomyelitis of the mandible.
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 107(6): e1-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. MRSA genotypes in Turkey: persistence over 10 years of a single clone of ST239.
    J Infect, 58(6): 433-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Risk factors for recurrence after Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. A retrospective matched case-control study.
    J Infect, 58(6): 411-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Variability of SCCmec in the Zurich area.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(6): 647-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and mortality in a teaching hospital.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(6): 585-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Genetic diversity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary hospital in The Netherlands between 2002 and 2006.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(6): 631-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Antibacterial effect of apatite-coated titanium dioxide for textiles applications.
    Nanomedicine, 5(2): 240-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Emergence of community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain USA300 as a cause of necrotising community-onset pneumonia.
    Lancet Infect Dis, 9(6): 384-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Mediastinitis in infants from deep neck space infections.
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 140(6): 936-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. 'Post antibiotic apocalypse': discourses of mutation in narratives of MRSA.
    Sociol Health Illn, 31(4): 508-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Evaluation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa staphylolysin (LasA protease) in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis in a rat model.
    Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 247(7): 913-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Antibacterial activity of two phloroglucinols, flavaspidic acids AB and PB, from Dryopteris crassirhizoma.
    Arch Pharm Res, 32(5): 655-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Empiric antimicrobial therapy for pediatric skin and soft-tissue infections in the era of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Pediatrics, 123(6): e959-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitalized children: correlation of molecular analysis with clinical presentation and antibiotic susceptibility testing (ABST) results.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(5): 547-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Endemic linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a critical care unit.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(5): 527-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. A portrait of Staphylococcus aureus from the other side of the Mediterranean Sea: molecular characteristics of isolates from Western Algeria.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 28(5): 553-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Total synthesis of siphonazoles by the use of a conjunctive oxazole building block.
    Org Lett, 11(11): 2389-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Active surveillance screening of MRSA and eradication of the carrier state decreases surgical-site infections caused by MRSA.
    J Am Coll Surg, 208(5): 981-6; discussion 986-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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