Phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) are a recently discovered family of amphipathic, alpha-
helical peptides that have multiple roles in staphylococcal pathogenesis and contribute to a …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of severe and often
fatal infections. MRSA epidemics have occurred in waves, whereby a previously successful …

Background Staphylococcus (S) aureus colonization is known to cause skin barrier
disruption in atopic dermatitis (AD) patients. However, it has not been studied how S. aureus …

Persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endovascular infections
represent a significant clinically challenging subset of invasive, life-threatening S. aureus …

Background. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of endovascular infections.
The staphylococcal accessory regulator A locus (sarA) is a major virulence determinant that …

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of bacteraemia, which frequently results in
complications such as infective endocarditis, osteomyelitis and exit from the bloodstream to …

Background. The global regulator sarA modulates virulence of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) via regulation of principal virulence factors (eg, adhesins …

Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a current global public health
problem due to its increasing resistance to the most recent antibiotic therapies. One critical …

Persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endovascular infections
represent a significant clinical-therapeutic challenge. Of particular concern is antibiotic …

Infections have accounted for the majority of failures in implants over the past decades. Host
defense peptide mimicking polymers have been considered as one of the promising …