Staphylococcus Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Staphylococcus, including details on mrsa, hospitals, infection, antibiotic resistance, superbugs.

Volume 1 (2004), Issue 4 (December)

1. Prediction rules to identify patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci upon hospital admission.
   Am J Infect Control, 32(8): 436-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Epidemiology of capsular and surface polysaccharide in Staphylococcus aureus infections complicated by bacteraemia.
   J Hosp Infect, 59(1): 27-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Genomic characterization of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus haemolyticus isolated from Brazilian medical centres.
   J Hosp Infect, 59(1): 19-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Large-scale identification of genes required for full virulence of Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Bacteriol, 186(24): 8478-89. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Effect of mild acid on gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Bacteriol, 186(24): 8407-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Involvement of SirABC in iron-siderophore import in Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Bacteriol, 186(24): 8356-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Genetic characterization of staphopain genes in Staphylococcus aureus.
   Biol Chem, 385(11): 1059-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Genetic characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   Vaccine, 22: S5-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. A humanized monoclonal antibody targeting Staphylococcus aureus.
   Vaccine, 22: S39-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Organization of secondary lymphoid tissue and local IgE formation to Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins in nasal polyp tissue.
    Allergy, 60(1): 71-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Clinical isolates of Staphylococcus intermedius masquerading as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(12): 5881-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Detection of the van alphabet and identification of enterococci and staphylococci at the species level by multiplex PCR.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(12): 5857-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Simultaneous detection of Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci in positive blood cultures by real-time PCR with two fluorescence resonance energy transfer probe sets.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(12): 5739-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Emergence and spread of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in rural Wisconsin, 1989 to 1999.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(12): 5673-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Epidemiology and typing of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from bloodstream infections.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(12): 5650-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Detection of virulence-associated genes not useful for discriminating between invasive and commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis strains from a bone marrow transplant unit.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(12): 5614-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from nasal swab specimens by a real-time PCR assay.
    J Clin Microbiol, 42(12): 5578-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Distribution and characterization of staphylococcal interspersed repeat units (SIRUs) and potential use for strain differentiation.
    Microbiology, 150: 4045-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Ecology and characterization by molecular methods of Staphylococcus species isolated from fresh sausages.
    Int J Food Microbiol, 97(3): 277-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Antibacterial activity of N-alkylated disaccharide chitosan derivatives.
    Int J Food Microbiol, 97(3): 237-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. MIC quality control guidelines for doxycycline when testing gram-positive control strains by the reference methods.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 50(4): 295-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Evaluation of phenotypic methods for methicillin resistance characterization in coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS).
    J Med Microbiol, 53: 1195-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Characterisation of antibacterial copper releasing degradable phosphate glass fibres.
    Biomaterials, 26(15): 2247-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Evaluation of a high-density oligonucleotide array for characterization of grlA, grlB, gyrA and gyrB mutations in fluoroquinolone resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
    J Microbiol Methods, 60(2): 275-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Correlation of proteomic and transcriptomic profiles of Staphylococcus aureus during the post-exponential phase of growth.
    J Microbiol Methods, 60(2): 247-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Pomegranate extract inhibits Staphylococcus aureus growth and subsequent enterotoxin production.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 96(1): 335-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. In vivo comparison of Dhvar-5 and gentamicin in an MRSA osteomyelitis prevention model.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 54(6): 1078-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Silver nanoparticles and polymeric medical devices: a new approach to prevention of infection?
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 54(6): 1019-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Comparison of assays for detection of agents causing membrane damage in Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 54(6): 1127-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Treatment of experimental osteomyelitis by liposomal antibiotics.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 54(6): 1103-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. FhuD1, a ferric hydroxamate-binding lipoprotein in Staphylococcus aureus: a case of gene duplication and lateral transfer.
    J Biol Chem, 279(51): 53152-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Efficient co-expression of a recombinant staphopain A and its inhibitor staphostatin A in Escherichia coli.
    Biochem J, 385: 181-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Epidemiology and clinical impact of glycopeptide resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Infection, 32(6): 315-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Virulence and antibiotic susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from various origins.
    Pathol Biol (Paris), 52(10): 579-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Using biofunctionalized nanoparticles to probe pathogenic bacteria.
    Anal Chem, 76(24): 7162-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Toll-like receptor 2 mediates Staphylococcus aureus-induced myocardial dysfunction and cytokine production in the heart.
    Circulation, 110(24): 3693-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Recurrent necrotizing fasciitis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 23(12): 909-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Natural population dynamics and expansion of pathogenic clones of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Clin Invest, 114(12): 1732-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. The Staphylococcus aureus "superbug".
    J Clin Invest, 114(12): 1693-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Inhibition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by an in vitro continuous-flow culture containing human stool microflora.
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 241(2): 201-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Quorum-sensing control in Staphylococci -- a target for antimicrobial drug therapy?
    FEMS Microbiol Lett, 241(2): 135-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Genomewide analysis of gene expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms: insights into the pathophysiology of S. epidermidis biofilms and the role of phenol-soluble modulins in formation of biofilms.
    J Infect Dis, 191(2): 289-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Effect of selected wound antiseptics on adult articular cartilage (bovine sesamoid bone) in the presence of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Orthop Res, 23(1): 127-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Microbiological features of Staphylococcus schleiferi subsp. coagulans, isolated from dogs and possible misidentification with other canine coagulase-positive staphylococci.
    J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health, 51(10): 449-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Solution structure of the active-centre mutant I14A of the histidine-containing phosphocarrier protein from Staphylococcus carnosus.
    Eur J Biochem, 271(23): 4815-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Presence of the ica operon in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis and its role in biofilm production.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 10(12): 1081-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Staphylococcal enterotoxin-B-mediated stimulation of interleukin-13 production as a potential aetiologic factor in eczema in infants.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 135(4): 306-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Solute-specific effects of osmotic stress on Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Appl Microbiol, 98(1): 193-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. A crucial role for exopolysaccharide modification in bacterial biofilm formation, immune evasion, and virulence.
    J Biol Chem, 279(52): 54881-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Severe community-onset pneumonia in healthy adults caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.
    Clin Infect Dis, 40(1): 100-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Evaluation of PCR primers from putative transcriptional regulator genes for identification of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Lett Appl Microbiol, 40(1): 69-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. The killing effect of cryptolepine on Staphylococcus aureus.
    Lett Appl Microbiol, 40(1): 24-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Staphylococcus epidermidis endophthalmitis following strabismus surgery.
    J AAPOS, 8(6): 592-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Comparison of Tn1546-like elements in vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Michigan and Pennsylvania.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(1): 470-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Real-time in vivo bioluminescent imaging for evaluating the efficacy of antibiotics in a rat Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis model.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(1): 380-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Analysis of the genetic variability of virulence-related loci in epidemic clones of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(1): 366-79. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. De novo generation of cationic antimicrobial peptides: influence of length and tryptophan substitution on antimicrobial activity.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(1): 316-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Pharmacodynamics of cefepime alone and in combination with various antimicrobials against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an in vitro pharmacodynamic infection model.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(1): 302-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Pharmacodynamic modeling of ciprofloxacin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(1): 209-19. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Effect of promoter region mutations and mgrA overexpression on transcription of norA, which encodes a Staphylococcus aureus multidrug efflux transporter.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(1): 161-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. In vitro and in vivo synergistic activities of linezolid combined with subinhibitory concentrations of imipenem against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 49(1): 45-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Comparative analysis of the roles of HtrA-like surface proteases in two virulent Staphylococcus aureus strains.
    Infect Immun, 73(1): 563-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. A mutant of staphylococcal enterotoxin C devoid of bacterial superantigenic activity elicits a Th2 immune response for protection against Staphylococcus aureus infection.
    Infect Immun, 73(1): 174-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Early bacterial keratitis after laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy.
    J Cataract Refract Surg, 30(12): 2638-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Coagulase-positive Staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus in food products marketed in Italy.
    Int J Food Microbiol, 98(1): 73-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Synergistic effect of fosfomycin and arbekacin on a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced biofilm in a rat model.
    Int J Antimicrob Agents, 25(1): 44-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Geographic dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains: a French regional study.
    Pathol Biol (Paris), 53(1): 4-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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