Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Epidemiology and Clinical Consequences of an Emerging Epidemic

MZ David, RS Daum - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs),
endovascular infections, pneumonia, septic arthritis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, foreign …

The evolution of Staphylococcus aureus

RH Deurenberg, EE Stobberingh - Infection, genetics and evolution, 2008 - Elsevier
A broad variety of infections, ranging from minor infections of the skin to post-operative
wound infections can be caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The adaptive power of S …

Molecular epidemiology of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Europe

JA Otter, GL French - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2010 - thelancet.com
Over the past decade, community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) has emerged in patients without health-care contact, especially in the USA …

Are Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains Replacing Traditional Nosocomial MRSA Strains?

KJ Popovich, RA Weinstein… - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Recent studies have suggested that community-associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is encroaching on health care settings. We …

Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant, Community-Associated, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone USA300 in Men Who Have Sex with Men

BA Diep, HF Chambers, CJ Graber… - Annals of internal …, 2008 - acpjournals.org
Background: Infection with multidrug-resistant, community-associated, methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been reported but seems to be isolated. Objective: To …

[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 …

Household transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other staphylococci

MF Davis, SA Iverson, P Baron, A Vasse… - The Lancet infectious …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Although the role of pets in household transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) has been examined previously, only minor attention has been given to the …

Staphylococcus aureus infections: transmission within households and the community

J Knox, AC Uhlemann, FD Lowy - Trends in microbiology, 2015 - cell.com
Staphylococcus aureus, both methicillin susceptible and resistant, are now major community-
based pathogens worldwide. The basis for this is multifactorial and includes the emergence …

High rate of intestinal colonization with extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing organisms in household contacts of infected community patients

A Valverde, F Grill, TM Coque, V Pintado… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms was
detected in 70% of index cases of patients (n= 40) with community-acquired infections due …

[HTML][HTML] Skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus

P Del Giudice - Acta dermato-venereologica, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen involved in skin infections worldwide,
regardless of the patient's age, the climate or geographical area. The main skin clinical …