MRSA—the tip of the iceberg

PC Appelbaum - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains cause serious nosocomial
infections all over the world. Overall, approximately 20% of S. aureus isolates in Europe are …

Current therapies and challenges for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm‐related infections

NN Tran, T Morrisette, SCJ Jorgensen… - … : The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of nosocomial and community‐acquired infections
and contributes to significant increase in morbidity and mortality especially when associated …

Antibacterial activity of some Indian medicinal plants

DS Arora, GJ Kaur - Journal of natural medicines, 2007 - Springer
Aqueous extracts of ten medicinal plants were examined for their antibacterial potential
against some reference strains of human pathogenic bacteria. Anethum g raveolens …

Establishment of a Superficial Skin Infection Model in Mice by Using Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes

E Kugelberg, T Norström, TK Petersen… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A new animal model for the purpose of studying superficial infections is
presented. In this model an infection is established by disruption of the skin barrier by partial …

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and characterization of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

AO Shittu, J Lin - BMC Infectious diseases, 2006 - Springer
Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus especially
methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) continues to be a problem for clinicians worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its antibiotic susceptibility pattern in healthcare workers at Namazi Hospital …

M Askarian, A Zeinalzadeh, A Japoni, A Alborzi… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of nasal carriage of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among healthcare workers (HCWs) at …

Impact of rpoB mutations on reduced vancomycin susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus

Y Watanabe, L Cui, Y Katayama, K Kozue… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Of 38 vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) clinical strains, 27 (71%)
possessed a mutation (s) in rpoB encoding the β-subunit of RNA polymerase. Furthermore …

Antibacterial activity of Curcuma longa L. against methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

KJ Kim, HH Yu, JD Cha, SJ Seo… - … Journal Devoted to …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been emerging worldwide as one
of the most important hospital and community pathogens. Therefore, new agents are needed …

A survey of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea

ES Kim, JS Song, HJ Lee, PG Choe… - Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), originally restricted
to hospitals, has emerged as a significant pathogen in the community. Although MRSA …

Determination of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in Staphylococcus aureus strains recovered from patients at two main health facilities in Kabul, Afghanistan

HM Naimi, H Rasekh, AZ Noori, MA Bahaduri - BMC infectious diseases, 2017 - Springer
Background Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major pathogen implicated in skin and
soft tissue infections, abscess in deep organs, toxin mediated diseases, respiratory tract …