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 7 (2010), Issue 2 (February)

1. Community-associated CMRSA-10 (USA-300) is the predominant strain among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains causing skin and soft tissue infections in patients presenting to the emergency department of a Canadian tertiary care hospital.
   J Emerg Med, 38(1): 6-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Muscle-flap salvage of prosthetic dural repair.
   J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg, 63(2): 213-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in veterinary medicine.
   Vet Microbiol, 140(3): 418-29. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Characterization of baseline methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from phase IV clinical trial for linezolid.
   J Clin Microbiol, 48(2): 568-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Daptomycin versus other antimicrobial agents for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections: a meta-analysis.
   Ann Pharmacother, 44(1): 97-106. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Development of a high cell-density protocol for the production of pregallidermin, a non-toxic precursor of the lantibiotic gallidermin.
   J Biotechnol, 145(2): 176-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in pediatric patients with cancer.
   Pediatr Infect Dis J, 29(2): 172-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Proteomic approaches to study Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis.
   J Proteomics, 73(4): 701-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Use of automated repetitive-sequence-based PCR for rapid laboratory confirmation of nosocomial outbreaks.
   J Infect, 60(1): 44-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Frequency of detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from rectovaginal swabs in pregnant women.
    Am J Infect Control, 38(1): 72-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Occurrence and genotyping using automated repetitive-sequence-based PCR of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Southeast Austria.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 66(2): 217-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Novel borate glass/chitosan composite as a delivery vehicle for teicoplanin in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis.
    Acta Biomater, 6(3): 812-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. The epidemiology of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit, 2000-2007.
    J Perinatol, 30(2): 135-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in surgically treated hand infections.
    J Hand Surg Am, 35(1): 97-103. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Identification of a new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain that cannot be assigned to any known spa type.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(2): 626-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Evaluation of risk factors for coinfection or cocolonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(2): 628-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Outbreak of skin infections in college football team members due to an unusual strain of community-acquired methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(2): 609-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Carriage of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a cohort of infants in southern Israel: risk factors and molecular features.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(2): 531-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Genetic correlation of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from carriers and from patients with clinical infection in one region of Korea.
    J Korean Med Sci, 25(2): 197-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections may not impede the success of ultrasound-guided drainage of puerperal breast abscesses.
    J Am Coll Surg, 210(2): 148-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Perioperative management of neurosurgical patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Neurosurg, 112(2): 354-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Antibacterial effect of essential oils from two medicinal plants against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
    Phytomedicine, 17(2): 142-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Molecular characterization of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Egypt.
    Microbiol Res, 165(2): 152-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Prevalence of clinical meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with high-level mupirocin resistance in Shanghai and Wenzhou, China.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 35(2): 114-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Solid-phase synthesis and antibiotic activities of cyclodecapeptides on the scaffold of naturally occurring Laterocidin.
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 20(1): 164-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Novel neofusapyrones isolated from Verticillium dahliae as potent antifungal substances.
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 20(2): 709-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Bactericidal activity of daptomycin versus vancomycin in the presence of human albumin against vancomycin-susceptible but tolerant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with daptomycin minimum inhibitory concentrations of 1-2microg/mL.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 35(2): 131-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Purification, characterisation and identification of acidocin LCHV, an antimicrobial peptide produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus n.v. Er 317/402 strain Narine.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 35(3): 255-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The chemical synthesis and antibiotic activity of a diverse library of 2-aminobenzimidazole small molecules against MRSA and multidrug-resistant A. baumannii.
    Bioorg Med Chem, 18(2): 663-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. From green to red--To more dead? Autofluorescent proteins as photosensitizers.
    J Photochem Photobiol B, 98(1): 95-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Synergistic effects between aminoethyl-chitosans and beta-lactams against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 20(3): 975-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Evaluation of the activity of fusidic acid tested against contemporary Gram-positive clinical isolates from the USA and Canada.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 35(3): 282-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. The role of polymethylmethacrylate antibiotic-loaded cement in addition to debridement for the treatment of soft tissue and osseous infections of the foot and ankle.
    J Foot Ankle Surg, 49(1): 55-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. An economic model for the prevention of MRSA infections after surgery: non-glycopeptide or glycopeptide antibiotic prophylaxis?
    Eur J Health Econ, 11(1): 57-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Comparative genomics of epidemic versus sporadic Staphylococcus aureus strains does not reveal molecular markers for epidemicity.
    Infect Genet Evol, 10(1): 89-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Genomic variation and evolution of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Int J Med Microbiol, 300(2): 98-103. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in different animal species.
    Int J Med Microbiol, 300(2): 109-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Characterization of the in vitro activity of novel lipoglycopeptide antibiotics.
    Curr Protoc Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Severe rotational deformity, quadriparesis and respiratory embarrassment due to osteomyelitis at the occipito-atlantoaxial junction.
    J Bone Joint Surg Br, 92(2): 286-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care units: profile, risk factor assessment and antibiogram.
    Indian J Pediatr, 77(1): 37-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Antibody-mediated enhancement of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107(5): 2241-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Junior doctors' knowledge and perceptions of antibiotic resistance and prescribing: a survey in France and Scotland.
    Clin Microbiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Increased prevalence of and associated mortality with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among hospitalized IBD patients.
    Am J Gastroenterol, 105(2): 371-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains toward combinations of oxacillin-2,4-dihydroxychalcone.
    Folia Microbiol (Praha), 54(6): 516-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Qualitative Risk Assessment of the Acquisition of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pet Dogs.
    Risk Anal. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Lack of transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between apparently healthy dogs in a rescue kennel.
    Vet Microbiol, 141(1): 178-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in horses and horse personnel: an investigation of several outbreaks.
    Vet Microbiol, 141(1): 96-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Vancomycin MIC creep in MRSA isolates from 1997 to 2008 in a healthcare region in Hong Kong.
    J Infect, 60(2): 140-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Perils of quinolone exposure in cancer patients: breakthrough bacteremia with multidrug-resistant organisms.
    Cancer, 116(4): 967-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Decline of EMRSA-16 amongst methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus causing bacteraemias in the UK between 2001 and 2007.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 65(3): 446-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Linezolid-resistant ST36 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with prolonged linezolid treatment in two paediatric cystic fibrosis patients.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 65(3): 442-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Evaluation of linezolid, vancomycin, gentamicin and ciprofloxacin in a rabbit model of antibiotic-lock technique for Staphylococcus aureus catheter-related infection.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 65(3): 525-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Use of a Tunnelled Pleural Catheter for the Management of Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax: A New Therapeutic Option.
    Respiration. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. PFGE diversity within the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clonal lineage ST398.
    BMC Microbiol, 10(1): 40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Management of community-associated MRSA.
    Drug Ther Bull, 48(2): 14-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Epidemiological typing of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Pakistan and India.
    J Med Microbiol, 59: 330-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Algeria.
    Pathol Biol (Paris). [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. The importance of tissue penetration in achieving successful antimicrobial treatment of nosocomial pneumonia and complicated skin and soft-tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: vancomycin and linezolid.
    Curr Med Res Opin, 26(3): 571-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Chemical synthesis and biological screening of 2-aminoimidazole-based bacterial and fungal antibiofilm agents.
    Chembiochem, 11(3): 396-410. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Chasing zero: our journey to preventing surgical site infection.
    AORN J, 91(2): 224-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Potential therapeutic efficacy of a bactericidal-immunomodulatory fusion peptide against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin infection.
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 86(1): 305-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Taming the next-gen beast.
    Nat Rev Microbiol, 8(3): 161. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. The use of spa and phage typing for characterization of a MRSA population in a Belgian hospital: comparison between 2002 and 2007.
    Pathol Biol (Paris), 58(1): 70-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activities of some new ferrocene-containing penems.
    Eur J Med Chem, 45(3): 1181-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Poor Functional Status Is an Independent Predictor of Surgical Site Infections Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Older Adults.
    J Am Geriatr Soc. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Susceptibility to the main antibiotics of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus strains identified in community acquired infections in France (MedQual, 2004-2007).
    Med Mal Infect, 40(2): 74-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Disseminated community-acquired USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pyomyositis and septic pulmonary emboli in an immunocompetent adult.
    Surg Infect (Larchmt), 11(1): 59-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Risk factors for treatment failure in patients receiving vancomycin for hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
    Surg Infect (Larchmt), 11(1): 21-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. The pathogen of ventilator-associated pneumonia does not influence the mortality rate of surgical intensive care unit patients treated with a rotational antibiotic system.
    Surg Infect (Larchmt), 11(1): 13-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Resistance to linezolid is mediated by the cfr gene in the first report of an outbreak of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 50(6): 821-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Molecular diversity within CC22 meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus encoding Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in England and Wales.
    Clin Microbiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Nanoconjugated vancomycin: new opportunities for the development of anti-VRSA agents.
    Nanotechnology, 21(10): 105103. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Impact of a change in antibiotic prophylaxis on total antibiotic use in a surgical intensive care unit.
    Infection, 38(1): 19-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Comparative in vitro activities of nemonoxacin (TG-873870), a novel nonfluorinated quinolone, and other quinolones against clinical isolates.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 54(3): 1338-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Longitudinal survey of Staphylococcus aureus in cystic fibrosis patients using a multiple-locus variable-number of tandem-repeats analysis method.
    BMC Microbiol, 10: 24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. De novo sequencing of two new cyclic theta-defensins from baboon (Papio hamadryas) leukocytes by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.
    Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom, 24(5): 599-604. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms: Current recommendations and actual practice.
    Am J Infect Control, 38(2): 105-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Surgical site infections: Causative pathogens and associated outcomes.
    Am J Infect Control, 38(2): 112-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Patient segregation and aggressive antibiotic eradication therapy can control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at large cystic fibrosis centres.
    J Cyst Fibros, 9(2): 104-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary for 2003-2008, issued June 2009.
    Am J Infect Control, 38(2): 95-104.e2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. ESBL, AmpC, and Carbapenemase Issues.
    J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Performance of fusidic acid (CEM-102) susceptibility testing reagents: broth microdilution, disk diffusion, and Etest methods as applied to Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(3): 972-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Emergence of SCCmec type IV and SCCmec type V methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus containing the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in a large academic teaching hospital in central Switzerland: external invaders or persisting circulators?
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(3): 720-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Clinical characteristics, outcomes, and microbiologic features associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in pediatric patients treated with vancomycin.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(3): 894-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Predominance and emergence of clones of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Malaysia.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(3): 867-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. To screen or not to screen for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(3): 683-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in diverse clinical specimens by the BD GeneOhm MRSA assay and comparison with culture.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(3): 981-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Automated detection of infectious disease outbreaks in hospitals: a retrospective cohort study.
    PLoS Med, 7(2): e1000238. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Critical pneumonia complicating early-stage pregnancy.
    Anesth Analg, 110(3): 852-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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