Nosocomial infections represent a serious public health problem. Some recent studies, most of which used strong educational programs, showed a dramat.. .. read more..
The health department has recommended that the Cuyahoga County Jail take steps to reduce the spread of drug-resistant staph infections among inmates... .. read more..
Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute – .. .. read more..
The mordant-dyed non-mercerized knitted cotton samples adsorb larger amounts of copper ions directly bound to cotton during pre-mordanting. The abili.. .. read more..
* Three of the 23 children tested had MRSA (multi-drug-resistant staph) infections. Frieden noted that seasonal flu is just as deadly to children as .. .. read more..
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a cytolytic toxin, and its genes are encoded on a S. aureus bacteriophage integrated into the bacterial genome. .. .. read more..
Antibiotics are overused across the world by prescription, self-medication or over the counter (OTC) availability. In the UK, the agenda to increase .. .. read more..
A LEADING manufacturer of door handles is helping businesses, schools and hospitals fight the threat of swine flu with its anti-bacterial coating ser.. .. read more..
As of 2003, MRSA made up 60% of hospital S. aureus infections in the USA, so effective means to treat it are highly prized. Analysts predicated J&J c.. .. read more..
Pfizer Inc. ignored a 2005 FDA Warning Letter to stop promoting its antibiotic Zyvox(R) as clinically superior to the significantly less expensive, g.. .. read more..
To understand the process by which antibiotic resistance genes are acquired by human pathogens, we functionally characterized the resistance reservoi.. .. read more..
Approximately one-third of the human population is asymptomatically colonized by Staphylococcus aureus. However, much of the global diversity within .. .. read more..
Staphylococcus aureus is a highly versatile and evolving bacterium of great clinical importance. S. aureus can evolve by acquiring single nucleotide .. .. read more..
Antibiotic-resistant strains of pathogenic bacteria are increasingly prevalent in hospitals and the community. New antibiotics are needed to combat t.. .. read more..
Results: The S. aureus population consisted of 13 clonal complexes and two Singleton lineages together with 56 sporadic isolates. Five lineages conta.. .. read more..
An expanding population of bacterial strains that are drug resistant, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA, will be the most im.. .. read more..
It is generally accepted that hand hygiene is the single most effective measure to prevent health care associated infection. Similarly, education is .. .. read more..
The study periods of this survey identified 292 S. aureus isolates causing BSI. Extensive molecular characterization, including genotyping as well as.. .. read more..
The methicillin-susceptible S. aureus strains (ST1, ST5, ST15, ST7, ST8, ST25, ST30, ST72, ST80, ST121, and ST508) were heterogeneous by phenotypic a.. .. read more..
Ninety-six clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Nigeria were characterized phenotypically and genetically. Twelve multidrug-resistant meth.. .. read more..