Staphylococcus aureus infections: epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management

SYC Tong, JS Davis, E Eichenberger… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that causes a wide range of clinical
infections. It is a leading cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis as well as …

Association between vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration and mortality among patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: a systematic …

AC Kalil, TC Van Schooneveld, PD Fey, ME Rupp - Jama, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Staphylococcus aureusbacteremia (SAB) is a worldwide problem. It is unclear
whether higher-vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is associated with …

Distribution of the Most Prevalent Spa Types among Clinical Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant and -Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus around the World: A Review

P Asadollahi, NN Farahani, M Mirzaii… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of community-acquired and
nosocomial infections, remains a major health problem worldwide. Molecular ty** …

Evidence for Community Transmission of Community-Associated but Not Health-Care-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Linked to …

O Tosas Auguet, JR Betley, RA Stabler, A Patel… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Identifying and tackling the social determinants of infectious diseases has
become a public health priority following the recognition that individuals with lower …

Heterogeneity of mprF Sequences in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates: Role in Cross-Resistance between Daptomycin and Host Defense …

AS Bayer, NN Mishra, G Sakoulas… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over the past several years, single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the mprF open
reading frame (ORF) have been proposed to be associated with a gain-of-function …

Vancomycin therapeutics and monitoring: a contemporary approach

ML Avent, VL Vaska, BA Rogers… - Internal medicine …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Vancomycin remains a clinically useful antibiotic despite the advent of several alternative
drugs. Optimising vancomycin therapy with therapeutic drug monitoring is widely …

Effect of Vancomycin Minimal Inhibitory Concentration on the Outcome of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis

C Cervera, X Castañeda, CG de la Maria… - Clinical infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In this retrospective analysis of a prospectively collected cohort of 93 patients with left-sided
endocarditis caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus treated with …

Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in children: evidence for reverse vancomycin creep and impact of vancomycin trough values on outcome

JC McNeil, EY Kok, AR Forbes… - The Pediatric …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Patients and isolates were identified from a prospective S. aureus surveillance
study at Texas Children's Hospital (TCH). HCA S. aureus bacteremia isolates from 2003 to …

In Vitro Activity of Vancomycin, Teicoplanin, Linezolid and Daptomycin Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Collected from Chinese …

Y Xu, B Wang, H Zhao, X Wang, L Rao… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid and daptomycin are four major antibacterials
used for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection treatment. However …

Optimizing antibiotic therapy of bacteremia and endocarditis due to staphylococci and enterococci: new insights and evidence from the literature

M Falcone, A Russo, M Venditti - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Gram-positive cocci are a well-recognised major cause of nosocomial infection worldwide.
Bloodstream infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin …