Antimicrobials profiling, biofilm formation, and clonal lineage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from cockroaches by Yasin Saberi, Mehrdad Halaji, Mohsen Karami, Jalal Jafarzadeh, Kasra Javadi, Hoda Shirafkan, Abazar Pournajaf

“…Fifty S. aureus isolates were identified, with 48 % confirmed as MRSA. No isolate exhibited constitutive resistance to clindamycin. …”
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A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Topical Polysporin Triple Compound Versus Topical Mupirocin for the Eradication of Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloc... by S O’Grady, Z Hirji, B Pejcic-Karapetrovic, S Fung, H Dedier, J Takata-Shewchuk, K Zhang, J Conly

“…BACKGROUND: Intranasal mupirocin or Polysporin Triple (PT) ointment (polymyxin B, bacitracin, gramicidin), in combination with chlorhexidine body washes, have been used for eradicating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), but no comparative studies have been done.…”
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Usefulness of Previous Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening Results in Guiding Empirical Therapy for S Aureus Bacteremia by Anthony D Bai, Lisa Burry, Adrienne Showler, Marilyn Steinberg, Daniel Ricciuto, Tania Fernandes, Anna Chiu, Sumit Raybardhan, George A Tomlinson, Chaim M Bell, Andrew M Morris

“…Methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) screening is performed on hospitalized patients for infection control purposes.…”
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Westerdykella reniformis sp. nov., producing the antibiotic metabolites melinacidin Iv and chetracin B by Ghada A Ebead, David P. Overy, Fabrice Berrué, Russell G. Kerr

“…Organic extracts enriched in extrolites, obtained from fermentation on a rice-based media, inhibited the growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), S. warneri, and Proteus vulgaris. …”
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Microbes on the Mobile Phones of Healthcare Workers in Palestine: Identification, Characterization, and Comparison by Mohammad Qadi, Rasha Khayyat, Mohammed A. AlHajhamad, Yazan I. Naji, Beesan Maraqa, Kais Abuzaitoun, Ahmed Mousa, Maysa Daqqa

“…The most predominant bacterial isolates were CoNS, MSSA, and Gram-positive bacilli, with a contamination of 66.8%, 28.5%, and 2.6%, respectively. No MRSA or Gram-negative species were detected in this group. …”
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Spontaneous Chylothorax following Septic Pulmonary Embolization by Michael Agustin, Michele Yamamoto, Chawat Tongma, Leslie Anne Chua, Michael Torres, Scott Shay

“…We report a case of spontaneous left-side chylothorax following septic pulmonary embolization (SPE) with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This is a rare case of a nonmalignant, nontraumatic, and nontuberculous spontaneous chylothorax which was conservatively treated with fibrinolysis and diet modification.…”
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A model of drug resistance with infection by health care workers by Avner Friedman, Najat Ziyadi, Khalid Boushaba

“…One of the most life threatening ARO ismethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In this paper,we introduced a new mathematical model which focuses on theevolution of two bacterial strains, drug-resistant and non-drugresistant, residing within the population of patients and healthcare workers in a hospital. …”
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Prevalence of USA300 Colonization or Infection and Associated Variables During an Outbreak of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Marginalized Urb... by Mark Gilbert, Judy MacDonald, Marie Louie, Dan Gregson, Kunyan Zhang, Sameer Elsayed, Kevin Laupland, Diane Nielsen, Virginia Wheeler, Tara Lye, John Conly

“…BACKGROUND: In 2004, an outbreak of the USA300 strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was identified in persons with histories of homelessness, illicit drug use or incarceration in the Calgary Health Region (Calgary, Alberta). …”
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Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Intensive Care... by George G Zhanel, Mel DeCorby, Kim A Nichol, Patricia J Baudry, James A Karlowsky, Philippe RS Lagace-Wiens, Melissa McCracken, Michael R Mulvey, Daryl J Hoban, The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA)

“…BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are important hospital pathogens in Canada and worldwide.…”
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in a rural population, Sierra Leone by Lisa Maria Kleine, Emmanuel Marx Kanu, Tobias Grebe, Desmond Mohamed Sesay, Henning Loismann, Maxwell Sesay, Tom Theiler, Viktoria Rudolf, Alexander Mellmann, Laura C. Kalkman, Martin P. Grobusch, Frieder Schaumburg

“…Measures to contain the spread of MRSA, also in the community, are needed.…”
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Postpartum Ovarian Vein Thrombophlebitis with Staphylococcal Bacteremia by Eduardo Parino, Eric Mulinaris, Edgardo Saccomano, Juan Cruz Gallo, Gabriel Kohan

“…CT examination revealed right ovarian vein thrombosis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated from blood cultures. No other source of bacteremia was found. …”
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Intensive Care in a Patient with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by J. Wallenborn, M. Fischer

“…Moreover, there was colonization with multiresistant bacteria (MRSA and VRE). Nonetheless, the patient could be restored to health and was released after four weeks. …”
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Metabolic Analysis of the Mode of Action and Mode of Resistance for Novobiocin in Staphylococcus aureus by Weile Xie, Dan Luo, Zhe Wang

“…Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) are critical pathogens identified by the WHO for their significant drug resistance. …”
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Synthesis, Antibacterial, and Antifungal Activities of Novel Pyridazino Carbazoles by Ghazala Yaqub, Abdul Hannan, Erum Akbar, Muhammad Usman, Almas Hamid, Zubi Sadiq, Mehwish Iqbal

“…All compounds were investigated for their activity against bacteria (MRSA and S. typhi) and fungi (Candida albicans). …”
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Septic Pulmonary Emboli and Renal Abscess Caused by Staphylococcus aureus in an HIV-Infected Patient by Isaí Medina-Piñón, Alan Ledif Reyes-Mondragón, Michel Fernando Martínez-Reséndez, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was identified as the cause of sepsis and successfully treated with surgery and antimicrobials. …”
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Vancomycin-Induced Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome Masquerading as Elusive Sepsis by Sumon Roy, Vinay P. Goswamy, Kirolos N. Barssoum, Devesh Rai

“…Workup revealed methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and multiple right-sided septic pulmonary emboli. …”
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Ceftobiprole medocaril: clinical and pharmacological characteristics and possibilities of clinical use by Rachina S.A., Fedina L.V., Stafeev A.N., Kremneva A.O., Dekhnich A.V.

“…Ceftobiprole medocaril is a fifth-generation cephalosporin (anti-MRSA cephem) with a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity. …”
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Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistance in Culture-positive Hospitalized Patients in Selected Hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan by Nagwa M. El Amin, Einas A. Osman, Leena Al-Hassan, Ihab B Abdalrahman

“…S. aureus was the most prevalent, the majority of which were resistant to methicillin/oxacillin (MRSA). Cultures in our study were mainly from urine (36.7%), blood samples (37.2%), and wound cultures (19%). …”
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Phage-Derived Endolysins Against Resistant Staphylococcus spp.: A Review of Features, Antibacterial Activities, and Recent Applications by Mina Golban, Javad Charostad, Hossein Kazemian, Hamid Heidari

“…Among them, Staphylococcus, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), causes a wide range of diseases due to its diverse pathogenic factors and infection strategies. …”
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Resistance of Synthetic and Biologic Surgical Meshes to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm: An In Vitro Investigation by Ethan Kallick, Laura Nistico, Mark Longwell, Barbara Byers, Frank Cartieri, Rachael Kreft, Howard Edington

“…This study evaluates the in vitro susceptibility of both synthetic and biologic meshes to single-species methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilms. This research compares biofilm biomass, average thickness, and coverage between the three meshes through florescent in situ hybridization (FISH), confocal scanning microscopy (CSLM), and image analysis. …”
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