Staphylococcus aureus, a major human pathogen, has a collection of virulence factors and
the ability to acquire resistance to most antibiotics. This ability is further augmented by …

Since the 1940s, Staphylococcus aureus has adapted to the use of different antimicrobials to
treat infections. Although S. aureus can act as a commensal bacterium, some strains are …

Background Nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus are at increased risk for health care–
associated infections with this organism. Decolonization of nasal and extranasal sites on …

Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent cause of infections in both the community and hospital.
Worldwide, the increasing resistance of this pathogen to various antibiotics complicates …

We conducted a study among a group of 26 regional pig farmers to determine the methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevalence rate and found it was> 760 times greater than …

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria represent a major public
health burden, not just in terms of morbidity and mortality, but also in terms of increased …

Over the past decade, community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) has emerged in patients without health-care contact, especially in the USA …

We explored the variation in proportions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) between and within countries participating in the European Antimicrobial …

Recently methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated from pigs and pig
farmers in The Netherlands. In order to assess the dissemination of MRSA in the Dutch pig …

The objectives of this paper are to review published data on the prevalence and
epidemiology of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and …