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 …

Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: pathogenesis and regulatory mechanisms

JM Kwiecinski, AR Horswill - Current opinion in microbiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Phagocytes play both protective and detrimental roles in containing bloodstream
S. aureus.•S. aureus hijacks the host coagulation system and uses it to bind host …

Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Prevalence and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern among Patients—A Multicenter Study in Asmara, Eritrea

EY Garoy, YB Gebreab, OO Achila… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a well‐recognized
public health problem throughout the world. The evolution of new genetically distinct …

Overview of molecular ty** methods for outbreak detection and epidemiological surveillance

AJ Sabat, A Budimir, D Nashev, R Sá-Leão… - …, 2013 - eurosurveillance.org
Ty** methods for discriminating different bacterial isolates of the same species are
essential epidemiological tools in infection prevention and control. Traditional ty** …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmid-encoded transferable mecB-mediated methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

K Becker, S van Alen, EA Idelevich… - Emerging infectious …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During cefoxitin-based nasal screening, phenotypically categorized methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated and tested negative for the presence of the …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): global epidemiology and harmonisation of ty** methods

S Stefani, DR Chung, JA Lindsay, AW Friedrich… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
This article reviews recent findings on the global epidemiology of healthcare-
acquired/associated (HA), community-acquired/associated (CA) and livestock-associated …

SCCmecFinder, a Web-Based Tool for Ty** of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec in Staphylococcus aureus Using Whole-Genome Sequence Data

H Kaya, H Hasman, J Larsen, M Stegger… - Msphere, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Ty** of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is important in infection
control and surveillance. The current nomenclature of MRSA includes the genetic …

Global epidemiology of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

JR Mediavilla, L Chen, B Mathema… - Current opinion in …, 2012 - Elsevier
During the 1990s, various reports of community-associated methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections appeared in the literature, caused by novel …

Multiclonal human origin and global expansion of an endemic bacterial pathogen of livestock

G Yebra, JD Harling-Lee, S Lycett… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Most new pathogens of humans and animals arise via switching events from distinct host
species. However, our understanding of the evolutionary and ecological drivers of …