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 5 (May)

1. Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   Lancet, 375(9725): 1557-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Changes in the molecular epidemiological characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit.
   Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 31(6): 613-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Quantitative analysis and molecular fingerprinting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in different patient populations: a prospective, multicenter study.
   Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 31(6): 592-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Universal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance for adults at hospital admission: an economic model and analysis.
   Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 31(6): 598-606. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Occurrence of skin and environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus before results of polymerase chain reaction at hospital admission become available.
   Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 31(6): 607-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. From arteritis to mycotic aneurysm: visualization of the progression of mycotic aneurysm development following femoral arterial line insertion in an infant.
   Pediatr Radiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Laser disruption and killing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.
   Am J Otolaryngol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Impact of active surveillance and contact isolation on transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in intensive care units in an area with high prevalence.
   J Formos Med Assoc, 109(4): 258-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of standard and novel antimicrobials for isolates from bacterial keratitis.
   Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 51(5): 2519-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization and subsequent infection in intensive care unit patients: does methicillin resistance matter?
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 31(6): 584-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Prevalence and characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus colonization among healthcare professionals in an urban teaching hospital.
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 31(6): 574-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in municipal wastewater: an uncharted threat?
    J Appl Microbiol, 108(4): 1244-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial susceptibility of abscess samples from adults and children from the Kaleida Health System in western New York State, 2003 to 2006.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(5): 1753-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Multicenter evaluation of the LightCycler methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) advanced test as a rapid method for detection of MRSA in nasal surveillance swabs.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(5): 1661-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Characterization and persistence of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from the anterior nares and throats of healthy carriers in a Mexican community.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(5): 1701-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Enhanced discrimination of highly clonal ST22-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus IV isolates achieved by combining spa, dru, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing data.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(5): 1839-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Association of recurrent furunculosis with Panton-Valentine leukocidin and the genetic background of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(5): 1527-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with emergence of epidemic clones of sequence type (ST) 22 and ST 772 in Mumbai, India.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(5): 1806-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in a college student athlete population.
    Clin J Sport Med, 20(3): 185-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of apo glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 1 (GAP1) from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA252).
    Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun, 66: 506-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Infective endocarditis complicated by paravalvular abscess: a surgical challenge. An 11-year single center experience.
    Heart Surg Forum, 13(2): E67-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine milk.
    Zoonoses Public Health, 57(3): 197-203. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in resident animals of a long-term care facility.
    Zoonoses Public Health, 57(3): 220-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Blood stream infections in cancer patients: a single center experience of isolates and sensitivity pattern.
    Indian J Cancer, 47(2): 184-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Staphylococcus aureus recovery from environmental and human locations in 2 collegiate athletic teams.
    J Athl Train, 45(3): 222-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Mastitis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): the calm before the storm?
    J Emerg Med, 38(4): e31-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Efficacy of a standard methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decolonisation protocol in routine clinical practice.
    J Hosp Infect, 75(2): 93-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. When are the hands of healthcare workers positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?
    J Hosp Infect, 75(2): 107-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: twenty-first century lepers.
    J Hosp Infect, 75(2): 132-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Can 'search and destroy' reduce nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an Irish hospital?
    J Hosp Infect, 75(2): 120-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Speed of molecular detection techniques for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus admission screening in an acute care hospital.
    J Hosp Infect, 75(2): 103-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Impact of admission screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the length of stay in an emergency department.
    J Hosp Infect, 75(2): 99-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening in obstetrics: a review.
    J Hosp Infect, 75(2): 89-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Lemierre-like syndrome caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus complicated by hemorrhagic pericarditis.
    Pediatr Crit Care Med, 11(3): e32-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an update.
    AORN J, 91(5): 599-606; quiz 607-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. The effect of co-colonization with community-acquired and hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains on competitive exclusion.
    J Theor Biol, 264(3): 645-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Detection and quantification of pathogenic bacteria and fungi using real-time polymerase chain reaction by cycling probe in patients with corneal ulcer.
    Arch Ophthalmol, 128(5): 535-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Community-associated Staphylococcus aureus infections in children.
    Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther, 8(5): 541-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Molecular characteristics of community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Chinese children.
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 58(3): 356-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Characteristics and outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical-site infections in patients with cancer: a case-control study.
    Ann Surg Oncol, 17(6): 1499-506. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Distribution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a low-prevalence area.
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 58(3): 374-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Transmissibility of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ST398) in Dutch hospitals.
    Clin Microbiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Bactericidal effect of bovine lactoferrin, LFcin, LFampin and LFchimera on antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
    Biometals, 23(3): 569-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Antibacterial activity of guanidinylated neomycin B- and kanamycin A-derived amphiphilic lipid conjugates.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 65(6): 1224-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Survey on current hydrotherapy use among north american burn centers.
    J Burn Care Res, 31(3): 393-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Activity of quinupristin/dalfopristin against extracellular and intracellular Staphylococcus aureus with various resistance phenotypes.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 65(6): 1228-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. A potential role for daptomycin in enterococcal infections: what is the evidence?
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 65(6): 1126-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) skin infections.
    Curr Opin Pediatr, 22(3): 273-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Structures, reactivities, and antibiotic properties of the marinopyrroles A-F.
    J Org Chem, 75(10): 3240-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Membranous laryngitis in a child.
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 74(6): 704-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Correlation between the VITEK2 system and cefoxitin disk diffusion for the daily detection of oxacillin resistance in a large number of clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 29(6): 745-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Altered growth, pigmentation, and antimicrobial susceptibility properties of Staphylococcus aureus due to loss of the major cold shock gene cspB.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 54(6): 2283-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. In Vitro activity of telavancin against a contemporary worldwide collection of Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 54(6): 2704-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. The relationship between demodex and ocular discomfort.
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 51(6): 2906-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. In vitro studies of a novel antimicrobial luer-activated needleless connector for prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection.
    Clin Infect Dis, 50(12): 1580-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Cluster randomized trials in comparative effectiveness research: randomizing hospitals to test methods for prevention of healthcare-associated infections.
    Med Care, 48(6): S52-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Acute osteomyelitis in children: the pathogenesis revisited?
    Orthop Traumatol Surg Res, 96(3): 268-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Effect of vancomycin-coated tympanostomy tubes on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation: in vitro study.
    J Laryngol Otol, 124(6): 594-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties of a standardized Echinacea extract (Echinaforce): dual actions against respiratory bacteria.
    Phytomedicine, 17(8): 563-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. A novel nitric oxide producing probiotic patch and its antimicrobial efficacy: preparation and in vitro analysis.
    Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 87(2): 509-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. In vitro activity of oritavancin against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA), vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) and daptomycin-non-susceptible S. aureus (DNSSA).
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 36(1): 69-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram-positive cocci isolated from skin and skin-structure infections in European medical centres.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 36(1): 28-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Postoperative infections: prevention and management.
    Hand Clin, 26(2): 265-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Sustained clinical response to rituximab in a case of life-threatening overlap subepidermal autoimmune blistering disease.
    J Am Acad Dermatol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Trends among pathogens reported as causing bacteraemia in England, 2004 to 2008.
    Clin Microbiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BACTERAEMIA IN ICELAND 1995-2008, CHANGING INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY.
    Clin Microbiol Infect. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Contamination of transvenous pacemaker leads due to tunneled hemodialysis catheter infection: a report of 2 cases.
    Am J Kidney Dis, 55(6): 1097-101. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Teicoplanin-loaded borate bioactive glass implants for treating chronic bone infection in a rabbit tibia osteomyelitis model.
    Biomaterials, 31(22): 5865-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Phytochemical investigation of Cycas circinalis and Cycas revoluta leaflets: moderately active antibacterial biflavonoids.
    Planta Med, 76(8): 796-802. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Large screening of CA-MRSA among Staphylococcus aureus colonizing healthy young children living in two areas (urban and rural) of Portugal.
    BMC Infect Dis, 10: 110. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Evaluation of single and double-locus real-time PCR assays for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance.
    BMC Res Notes, 3: 110. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Cartography of methicillin-resistant S. aureus transcripts: detection, orientation and temporal expression during growth phase and stress conditions.
    PLoS One, 5(5): e10725. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections: can we anticipate the culture result?
    Clin Pediatr (Phila), 49(5): 432-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis in Hawaii.
    Clin Pediatr (Phila), 49(5): 477-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Activity of the streptogramin antibiotic etamycin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Antibiot (Tokyo), 63(5): 219-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Evaluation of a new selective medium, BD BBL CHROMagar MRSA II, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in different specimens.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(6): 2223-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Evaluation of Bio-Rad MRSASelect agar for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from blood cultures.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(6): 2285-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Alternative use for spectra MRSA chromogenic agar in detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from positive blood cultures.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(6): 2265-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Genetic variation among Staphylococcus aureus strains from bovine milk and their relevance to methicillin-resistant isolates from humans.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(6): 2130-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Evaluation of a new selective medium, BD BBL CHROMagar MRSA II, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in stool specimens.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(6): 2228-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. First detection of an invasive Staphylococcus aureus strain (D958) with reduced susceptibility to glycopeptides in Saudi Arabia.
    J Clin Microbiol, 48(6): 2199-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in surgical patients: identification of high-risk populations for the development of targeted screening programmes.
    Ann R Coll Surg Engl, 92(4): 311-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Nanoliter multiplex PCR arrays on a SlipChip.
    Anal Chem, 82(11): 4606-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Antibiotic indole sesquiterpene alkaloid from Greenwayodendron suaveolens with a new natural product framework.
    J Nat Prod, 73(5): 1008-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. The benefit of empiric treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Emerg Med, 38(5): 567-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Eschar with cellulitis as a clinical predictor in community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin abscess.
    J Emerg Med, 38(5): 563-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in postpartum breast abscesses.
    Breastfeed Med, 5(3): 113-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. A fowlicidin-1 analog protects mice from lethal infections induced by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Peptides, 31(7): 1225-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Bacterial translocation across ePTFE vascular graft surfaces.
    J Infect, 60(6): 486-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Risk stratification and outcome of cellulitis admitted to hospital.
    J Infect, 60(6): 431-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Bacteriological screening of donor human milk before and after Holder pasteurization.
    Breastfeed Med, 5(3): 117-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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