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 …

Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of severe healthcare‐
associated (HA) infections. Although during the last decade the incidence of HA invasive …

A broad variety of infections, ranging from minor infections of the skin to post-operative
wound infections can be caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The adaptive power of S …

Background Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important human pathogens and
methicillin-resistant variants (MRSAs) are a major cause of hospital and community …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogen emerging in hospitals as
well as community and livestock. MRSA is a significant and costly public health concern …

Pigs, cattle and poultry are colonized with MRSA and the zoonotic transmission of such
MRSA to humans via direct animal contact, environmental contaminations or meat are a …

Background Information about the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus resistance to
antimicrobial drugs has mainly been obtained from invasive strains, although the …

The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals such as
horses, pet animals and productive livestock has raised questions of a probable human …

Temperate bacteriophages play an important role in the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus
aureus, for instance, by mediating the horizontal gene transfer of virulence factors. Here we …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of clonal lineage ST398 that exhibits related spa
types and contains SCCmec elements of types IVa or V has been isolated from colonized …