Pathogenicity and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus

GYC Cheung, JS Bae, M Otto - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most frequent worldwide causes of morbidity and
mortality due to an infectious agent. This pathogen can cause a wide variety of diseases …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

AS Lee, H De Lencastre, J Garau… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2018 - nature.com
Since the 1960s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged,
disseminated globally and become a leading cause of bacterial infections in both health …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: molecular characterization, evolution, and epidemiology

S Lakhundi, K Zhang - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Clinical and economic impact of antibiotic resistance in develo** countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

RC Founou, LL Founou, SY Essack - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Despite evidence of the high prevalence of antibiotic resistant infections in
develo** countries, studies on the clinical and economic impact of antibiotic resistance …

Incidence, prevalence, and management of MRSA bacteremia across patient populations—a review of recent developments in MRSA management and treatment

A Hassoun, PK Linden, B Friedman - Critical care, 2017 - Springer
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is still a major global
healthcare problem. Of concern is S. aureus bacteremia, which exhibits high rates of …

The Continuing Threat of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

M Gajdács - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus has been an exceptionally successful pathogen, which is still
relevant in modern age-medicine due to its adaptability and tenacity. This bacterium may be …

Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) prevalence in humans in close contact with animals and measures to reduce on-farm …

D Crespo-Piazuelo, PG Lawlor - Irish veterinary journal, 2021 - Springer
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 …

MLST revisited: the gene-by-gene approach to bacterial genomics

MCJ Maiden, MJJ Van Rensburg, JE Bray… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Multilocus sequence ty** (MLST) was proposed in 1998 as a portable sequence-based
method for identifying clonal relationships among bacteria. Today, in the whole-genome era …

Global spread of antibiotic resistance: the example of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-mediated carbapenem resistance

AP Johnson, N Woodford - Journal of medical …, 2013 - microbiologyresearch.org
The rapidity with which new types of antibiotic resistance can disseminate globally following
their initial emergence or recognition is exemplified by the novel carbapenemase New Delhi …

Correlation Between Biofilm-Formation and the Antibiotic Resistant Phenotype in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: A Laboratory-Based Study in Hungary and a …

SA Senobar Tahaei, A Stájer, I Barrak… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an important causative pathogen in
human infections. The production of biofilms by bacteria is an important factor, leading to …