[HTML][HTML] USA300 abroad: global spread of a virulent strain of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

GR Nimmo - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2012 - Elsevier
The epidemic of USA300-0114 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the
USA has been remarkable for its virulence and for its ability to cause infections in both the …

Virulence strategies of the dominant USA300 lineage of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

LR Thurlow, GS Joshi… - FEMS Immunology & …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a serious threat to worldwide
health. Historically, MRSA clones have strictly been associated with hospital settings, and …

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in food samples associated with foodborne illness in Alberta, Canada from 2007 to …

B Crago, C Ferrato, SJ Drews, LW Svenson, G Tyrrell… - Food …, 2012 - Elsevier
Consumption of foods containing Staphylococcus aureus can cause severe gastro-intestinal
illness. Given the fact that over the past decade, Canada has seen increasing rates of …

MupB, a new high-level mupirocin resistance mechanism in Staphylococcus aureus

C Seah, DC Alexander, L Louie, A Simor… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic used for the treatment of skin infections and the eradication
of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage. It inhibits bacterial protein synthesis …

The Prevalence, Risk, and Management of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Diverse Populations across Canada: A Systematic Review

E Mitevska, B Wong, BGJ Surewaard, CN Jenne - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) first emerged after methicillin was
introduced to combat penicillin resistance, and its prevalence in Canada has increased …

Management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis: progresses and challenges

WV Kern - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2010 - journals.lww.com
SAB remains a serious, potentially lethal infection, which is too often nosocomial and
healthcare-associated. A threat has been the increasing drug resistance of S. aureus seen …

Distribution of Antiseptic Resistance Genes qacA, qacB, and smr in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in Toronto, Canada, from 2005 to 2009

J Longtin, C Seah, K Siebert, A McGeer… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Decreased susceptibility to chlorhexidine gluconate (CHDN) in methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with the qacA, qacB, and smr genes …

Shedding of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusfrom adult and pediatric bathers in marine waters

LRW Plano, AC Garza, T Shibata, SM Elmir, J Kish… - BMC microbiology, 2011 - Springer
Background Staphylococcus aureus including methicillin resistant S. aureus, MRSA, are
human colonizing bacteria that commonly cause opportunistic infections primarily involving …

National surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in China highlights a still-evolving epidemiology with 15 novel emerging multilocus sequence …

M Xiao, H Wang, Y Zhao, LL Mao… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
The global spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a serious
problem, particularly in mainland China. In order to better understand the national molecular …

Trends in health care–associated infections in acute care hospitals in Canada: an analysis of repeated point-prevalence surveys

R Mitchell, G Taylor, W Rudnick, S Alexandre, K Bush… - Cmaj, 2019 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Health care–associated infections are a common cause of patient morbidity
and mortality. We sought to describe the trends in these infections in acute care hospitals …