Mycosynthesis of zinc sulfide/zinc oxide nanocomposite using Fusarium oxysporum for catalytic degradation of methylene blue dye, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities by Hosam Salaheldin, Aya Aboelnga, Ashraf Elsayed

“…The zone of inhibition diameter for MRSA was 35 ± 0.21 mm, while B. subtilis measured 33 ± 0.32 mm against the nanocomposite. …”
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Low Compliance to Handwashing Program and High Nosocomial Infection in a Brazilian Hospital by Lizandra Ferreira de Almeida e Borges, Lilian Alves Rocha, Maria José Nunes, Paulo Pinto Gontijo Filho

“…Overall compliance did not increase during intervention, only handwashing before and after patient contact has improved from 40% to 76% (𝑃=0.01) for HCWs, but NI and MRSA rates remained high and stable. Conclusion. …”
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A Case of Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis in a Previously Healthy Child by Toshihiko Okumura, Nobuyuki Tetsuka, Makoto Yamaguchi, Takako Suzuki, Yuka Torii, Jun-ichi Kawada, Yoshinori Ito

“…The pus culture isolated multiple bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Although we did not use an antimicrobial agent covering MRSA, the symptoms and test results improved. …”
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The Impact of Serum Vancomycin Levels and Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Mortality in Patients with Nosocomial Pneumonia by Denise Pires Machado, Luciano Z Goldani, Rodrigo Minuto Paiva, Valério Rodrigues Aquino, Fernanda de-Paris, Thiago Lisboa, Bruno Jung, Rodrigo Pires dos Santos

“…BACKGROUND: Vancomycin is the treatment of choice for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections; however, treatment failure is not uncommon, even when the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the MRSA strain is within the susceptible range for vancomycin.…”
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Molecular detection and phylogenetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from goat subclinical mastitis in Nineveh governorate by Ayman H. Taha, Omar H. Sheet, Dhyaa M. Jwher

“…On the other hand, little information is known about methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in goat milk. The current research aimed to determine the occurrence of S. aureus and MRSA in milk samples from Mosul City's goat farms. …”
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Design of a new class of broad-spectrum therapeutics targeted to drug-resistant bacteria by Amrutha Surendran, Agnes Turnbull, Allen Flockhart, Fern Findlay-Greene, Martyna Nowosielska, Donald Morrison, David J. Mincher, Samantha Donnellan

“…The MIC and MBC values of (4) and (5) were determined against MRSA and found to be equipotent [MIC for each: 1 µg/mL (1.2 µM)]. …”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia in a Young Boy following Mumps Infection: A Case Report by Jayakanthan Saravanan, AP Krithika, M Geetha

“…Laboratory investigations revealed the growth of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in the blood, which was sensitive to the antibiotics doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and clindamycin. …”
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Nursing care of an adolescent with hidradenitis suppurativa complicated with bilateral axillary skin ulcers (1例化脓性汗腺炎青少年患者双侧腋窝皮肤溃疡的护理) by WU Xiaokun (吴小堃), YE Xuemei (叶雪梅), PENG Mengmiao (彭梦苗), LAN Yutao (蓝宇涛), LI Haiyan (李海燕)

“…(本文总结1例青少年化脓性汗腺炎(HS)患者双侧腋窝皮肤溃疡的护理经验。护理要点包括: 医护合作控制MRSA感染; 保证有效的负压封闭引流; 观察皮瓣的成活情况; 健康教育以提升患者主动管理伤口和预防复发的能力; 减轻患者伤口的疼痛感; 预防情绪障碍等。…”
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Electronic Vaping-Induced Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia and Empyema by Sachin M. Patil, Phillip Paul Beck, Tarang Pankaj Patel, Richard Dale Swaney, Dima Dandachi, Armin Krvavac

“…Multiple studies have stratified risk factors for MRSA infection. MSSA pneumonia in immunocompetent young patients is uncommon due to healthy host defense mechanisms. …”
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Plantago major leaf extract against bacteria and fungi of medical importance by Débora Silva Marques de Sousa, Luciana da Silva Ruiz, Ana Flávia Marques Pereira, Alessandra Aguirra Sani, Tatiane Baptista Zapata, Gabrielle Pires de Morais Monari, Cassiana Ferreira da Rosa, Ary Fernandes Junior, Vera Lucia Mores Rall, Diego Godina Prado, Alberto de Oliveira, Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco

“…Various microorganisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pythium insidiosum, and Candida auris, have developed resistance to commonly used antimicrobials in infection disease treatments. …”
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Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Meat and Milk in Northeastern Italy by Debora Pinamonti, Marisa Manzano, Michela Maifreni, Silvia Bianco, Beki Domi, Alessia Ferrin, Jamila Anba-Mondoloni, Julien Dechamps, Roman Briandet, Jasmina Vidic

“…Among the meat isolates, 41.67% were resistant to ampicillin, and 25% were methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). In milk, 20% of the isolates were resistant to gentamycin, while 5.71% were MRSA. …”
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Bloodstream infections at a tertiary hospital in the Gambia - a one-year retrospective study by Paul Rahden, Ebrima Barrow, Haddy Bah, Sheikh Omar Bittaye, David Nygren, Abdoulie Badjan

“…Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was seen in 34/58 (59%) tested. Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) were seen in 36/40 (90%) of Klebsiella spp. and in 16/28 (57%) of other bacteria within the Enterobacterales order. …”
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Towards New Scaffolds for Antimicrobial Activity—In Silico/In Vitro Workflow Introducing New Lead Compounds by Maria Mangana, George Lambrinidis, Ioannis K. Kostakis, Ioanna Kalpaktsi, Marina Sagnou, Chrysoula Nicolaou, Emmanuel Mikros, Stylianos Chatzipanagiotou, Anastasios Ioannidis

“…The <b>NSC 610491</b> and <b>NSC 610493</b> were active against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MIC: 25 and 12.5 µg/mL, respectively) and methicillin-resistant <i>S. aureus</i> (MRSA) (MIC: 50 and 12.5 µg/mL, respectively). Six out of seven hydroxytyrosol (HTy) compounds were moderately active (MIC: 25–50 µg/mL) against <i>S. aureus</i>, MRSA and <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>. …”
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Chest Pain? An Unusual Presentation of Vertebral Osteomyelitis by Cristian Landa, Stanley Giddings, Pramod Reddy

“…Tissue culture from a CT-guided biopsy grew MRSA. The patient was successfully treated with Vancomycin. …”
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Cost Comparison of Linezolid Versus Vancomycin for Treatment of Complicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infection Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Quebec by Martine Pettigrew, Daniel JG Thirion, Michael Libman, Giovanni Zanotti

“…BACKGROUND: In Canada, complicated skin and skin-structure infection (cSSSI) caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is usually treated with antibiotics in hospital, with a follow-up course at home for stable patients. …”
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Vancomycin-Associated Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis by Makhawadee Pongruangporn, David J. Ritchie, Dongsi Lu, Jonas Marschall

“…Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for treatment of serious infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or in individuals who have failed, cannot tolerate, or are allergic to other antibiotics. …”
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Malaysia’s Breakthrough in Modern Actinobacteria (MOD-ACTINO) Drug Discovery Research by Angel Yun-Kuan Thye, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Learn-Han Lee

“…The Malaysian MOD-ACTINO strains are capable of exerting a wide range of bioactivities such as antimicrobial/anti-MRSA, anticancer, antioxidant, antifungal, and antimalarial. …”
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Endophytic fungi isolated from Vietnamese nut grass (Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae) – A promising solution to mitigate the prime phenomenon of antibiotic resistance by Bac V.G. Nguyen, Linh X.T. Tran, Anh-Tu Ha-Nguyen, Minh-Tri Le, Thanh-Hoa Vo, Gia Phong Vu, Phuoc-Vinh Nguyen

“…These endophytic strains could inhibit Gram-positive bacteria, including Bacillus subtilis, Methicilin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), and Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In particular, the most potent fungus could effectively inhibit not only MRSA but also Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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CTX-M, SHV, TEM and VEB β-lactamases, and MCR-1 among multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella isolates from environment near animal farms in Thailand by Arpasiri Srisrattakarn, Bhanubong Saiboonjan, Patcharaporn Tippayawat, Sunpetch Angkititrakul, Aroonwadee Chanawong, Chanakan Pornchoo, Chokdee Smithkittipol, Aroonlug Lulitanond

“…., and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from the environment around chicken and pig farms. …”
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The Commonly Encountered Bacterial Agents and their Antibiotic Sensitivity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Cairo University Children Hospitals: An Observational Study by Dina Khedr, Peter Samaan, Abdulrahman Abdulrazek, Noha Adel Yassin

“…Of all performed cultures, 71(51%) revealed MDROs (MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae, MRSA, MDR Acinetobacter, MDR Enterobacter, and MDR E. coli). …”
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