Osteomyelitis remains one of the greatest risks in orthopaedic surgery. Although many
organisms are linked to skeletal infections, Staphylococcus aureus remains the most …

Staphylococcus aureus is able to survive within host cells by switching its phenotype to the
small-colony variant (SCV) phenotype. The emergence of SCVs is associated with the …

The epidemic community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-
MRSA) USA300 lineage has recently become a leading cause of hospital-associated …

Recently, the drawbacks arising from the overuse of antibiotics have drawn growing public
attention. Among them, drug-resistance (DR) and even multidrug-resistance (MDR) pose …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a devastating pathogen responsible
for a variety of life-threatening infections. A distinctive characteristic of this pathogen is its …

Small colony variants (SCVs) of Staphylococcus aureus are a relatively rare but clinically
significant growth morphotype. Infections with SCVs are frequently difficult to treat, inherently …

Objectives Staphylococcus aureus is the most common causative organism of osteomyelitis
(OM). Nevertheless, the molecular epidemiology of S. aureus causing OM remains ill …

Biofilm‐related infections occur quite frequently in hospital settings and require rapid
diagnostic identification as they are recalcitrant to antibiotic therapy and make special …

Staphylococcus aureus is considered an extracellular pathogen, yet the bacterium is able to
survive within and escape from host cells. An agr/sae mutant of strain USA300 is unable to …

Bone homeostasis, based on a tight balance between bone formation and bone
degradation, is affected by infection. On one hand, some invading pathogens are capable of …