Resistance to fusidic acid is determined by a number of mechanisms. The best described
are alterations in elongation factor G, which appear in natural mutants that are harboured at …

Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to human endothelial cells is implicated in the
pathogenesis of invasive staphylococcal disease. The adhesion to endothelial cells of …

SigB, a newly discovered alternative sigma factor of Staphylococcus aureus, has been
shown to play an important role in stress responses and the regulation of virulence factors …

Oxacillin (methicillin) resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is
associated with an increased incidence of resistance to other antibiotics, which has …

The in vitro activity of fusidic acid against Staphylococcus aureus is confirmed in clinical
studies which demonstrate that this antibiotic in combination with other agents, particularly β …

In the surgical intensive care unit of a university hospital, we investigated the frequency of
and the risk factors for acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) …

This study systematically evaluated a recently described duplex polymerase chain reaction
test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with 25 different German epidemic …

Fifty methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) initial isolates obtained from
patients hospitalized in the orthopedic clinic of the Frankfurt University Hospital and 150 …

A simple epidemiological framework for the analysis of the transmission dynamics of
hospital outbreaks of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (EMRSA) and …

Widespread use of antibiotics for bacterial infections is a reason for antibiotic resistance.
Therefore, alternatives like photodynamic therapy (PDT) are studied for bacterial …