Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most successful modern
pathogens. The same organism that lives as a commensal and is transmitted in both health …

Since the 1960s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged,
disseminated globally and become a leading cause of bacterial infections in both health …

Pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy
devices are potentially life-saving treatments for a number of cardiac conditions, but are not …

ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter …

Importance Methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia is associated
with mortality of more than 20%. Combining standard therapy with a β-lactam antibiotic has …

These evidence-based guidelines are an updated version of those issued in 2008. They
have been produced following a review of the published literature (2007–18) pertaining to …

Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream (SAB) infection is a common and severe infectious
disease, with a 90-day mortality of 15%–30%. Despite this,< 3000 people have been …

Key Clinical Points Native-Valve Infective Endocarditis The modified Duke criteria, which are
based on findings on physical examination, echocardiography, microbiologic studies, and …

Like all fields of medicine, Infectious Diseases is rife with dogma that underpins much
clinical practice. In this study, we discuss 2 specific examples of historical practice that have …

Background We aimed to determine whether daptomycin plus fosfomycin provides higher
treatment success than daptomycin alone for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus …