Intensive care unit environmental surfaces are contaminated by multidrug-resistant bacteria in biofilms: combined results of conventional culture, pyrosequencing …

H Hu, K Johani, IB Gosbell, ASW Jacombs… - Journal of Hospital …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Background Hospital-associated infections cause considerable morbidity and mortality, and
are expensive to treat. Organisms causing these infections can be sourced from the …

The role of Panton-Valentine leukocidin in Staphylococcus aureus musculoskeletal infections in children

N Ritz, N Curtis - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2012‏ - journals.lww.com
Abstract Infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)–producing strains of
Staphylococcus aureus have been reported with increasing frequency. However, the role of …

Virulence and antimicrobial resistance gene profiles of Staphylococcus aureus associated with clinical mastitis in cattle

Neelam, VK Jain, M Singh, VG Joshi, R Chhabra… - Plos one, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the most prevalent microorganism associated with
mastitis in cattle, which harbours several virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes …

Staphylococcal enterotoxins: Molecular aspects and detection methods

NG Vasconcelos, MLRS Cunha - 2010‏ - repositorio.unesp.br
Members of the Staphylococcus genus, especially Staphylococcus aureus, are the most
common pathogens found in hospitals and in community-acquired infections. Some of their …

Isolation and encapsulation of bacteriophage with chitosan nanoparticles for biocontrol of multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated …

MM Elsayed, RM Elkenany, AY El-Khateeb… - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
This study was divided into two parts. The first part, the determination of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence in 25 broiler chicken farms, with the detection of …

Prevalence of S. aureus and/or MRSA from seafood products from Indian seafood products

GK Sivaraman, SS Gupta, S Visnuvinayagam… - BMC microbiology, 2022‏ - Springer
Compared to the clinical sector, the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) in the food sector is relatively low. However, their presence in seafood is a …

[کتاب][B] Molecular detection of human bacterial pathogens

D Liu - 2011‏ - books.google.com
The second book in a four-part series, this text is an in-depth review of state-of-the-art
molecular detection and identification methods for human bacterial pathogens. Written by …

Staphylococcus aureus dry-surface biofilms are not killed by sodium hypochlorite: implications for infection control

A Almatroudi, IB Gosbell, H Hu, SO Jensen… - Journal of Hospital …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Background Dry hospital environments are contaminated with pathogenic bacteria in
biofilms, which suggests that current cleaning practices and disinfectants are failing. Aim To …

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with fulleropyrrolidine: photoinactivation mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus, in vitro and in vivo studies

M Grinholc, J Nakonieczna, G Fila… - Applied microbiology …, 2015‏ - Springer
A family of N-methylpyrrolidinium fullerene iodide salts has been intensively studied to
determine their applicability in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT). This study …

Staphylococcus aureus dry-surface biofilms are more resistant to heat treatment than traditional hydrated biofilms

A Almatroudi, S Tahir, H Hu, D Chowdhury… - Journal of Hospital …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Background The importance of biofilms to clinical practice is being increasingly realized.
Biofilm tolerance to antibiotics is well described but limited work has been conducted on the …