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 4 (2007), Issue 5 (May)

1. Staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec type I, spa type, and expression of Pls are determinants of reduced cellular invasiveness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
   J Infect Dis, 195(11): 1678-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. The role of superantigens of group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus in Kawasaki disease.
   Curr Opin Infect Dis, 20(3): 298-303. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and antimicrobial susceptibility phenotypes for coagulase-positive staphylococcal isolates from pustules and carriage sites in dogs with superficial bacterial folliculitis.
   Am J Vet Res, 68(5): 535-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Total synthesis of lysobactin.
   J Am Chem Soc, 129(18): 6017-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Clinical impact of MRSA in a stem cell transplant unit: analysis before, during and after an MRSA outbreak.
   Bone Marrow Transplant, 39(10): 623-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Evaluation of the AdvanDx VRE EVIGENE assay for detection of vanA in vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(5): 1611-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Characterization of the epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone of Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(5): 1505-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Prevalence and characteristics of heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a tertiary care center.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(5): 1511-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus saprophyticus isolated from women with uncomplicated community-acquired urinary tract infection.
   J Clin Microbiol, 45(5): 1561-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Association between methicillin susceptibility and biofilm regulation in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from device-related infections.
    J Clin Microbiol, 45(5): 1379-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Presence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in respiratory cultures from cystic fibrosis patients is associated with lower lung function.
    Pediatr Pulmonol, 42(6): 513-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. A quantitative real-time immuno-PCR approach for detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins.
    J Mol Med, 85(5): 461-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Daptomycin antimicrobial activity tested against methicillin-resistant staphylococci and vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated in European medical centers (2005).
    BMC Infect Dis, 7: 29. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Protection against Escherichia coli infection by antibody to the Staphylococcus aureus poly-N-acetylglucosamine surface polysaccharide.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 104(18): 7528-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community-acquired pediatric neck abscesses.
    Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 71(6): 943-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Neonatal mycotic internal iliac aneurysm due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) septicaemia successfully treated by coil embolisation.
    Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 33(6): 687-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. The cidA murein hydrolase regulator contributes to DNA release and biofilm development in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 104(19): 8113-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Staphylococcal superantigen-like 5 binds PSGL-1 and inhibits P-selectin-mediated neutrophil rolling.
    Blood, 109(7): 2936-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Impact of drug-exposure intensity and duration of therapy on the emergence of Staphylococcus aureus resistance to a quinolone antimicrobial.
    J Infect Dis, 195(12): 1818-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Increasing use of extracorporeal life support in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in children.
    Pediatr Crit Care Med, 8(3): 231-5; quiz 247. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Identification of Staphylococcus aureus strains negative for enterotoxins A, B and C isolated from bovine mastitis in México.
    Vet Immunol Immunopathol, 117(3): 249-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Community- and health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a comparison of molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial activities of various agents.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 58(1): 41-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Detection of mecA-mediated resistance using reference and commercial testing methods in a collection of Staphylococcus aureus expressing borderline oxacillin MICs.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 58(1): 33-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in an Indian hospital.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 58(1): 125-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. The effect of octylglucoside and sodium cholate in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhesion to soft contact lenses.
    Optom Vis Sci, 84(5): 429-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus soft tissue infections.
    J Pediatr Surg, 42(5): 765-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Two diallyl sulphides derived from garlic inhibit meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in diabetic mice.
    J Med Microbiol, 56: 803-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Staphylococcal biofilm exopolysaccharide protects against Caenorhabditis elegans immune defenses.
    PLoS Pathog, 3(4): e57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Oral step-down therapy is comparable to intravenous therapy for Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis.
    J Infect, 54(6): 539-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Counterpoint: Vancomycin and Staphylococcus aureus--an antibiotic enters obsolescence.
    Clin Infect Dis, 44(12): 1543-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Point: Vancomycin is not obsolete for the treatment of infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 44(12): 1536-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Toxic shock-like syndrome associated with staphylococcal enterocolitis in an HIV-infected man.
    Clin Infect Dis, 44(12): e121-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Synthesis of glycerol phosphate lipoteichoic acid in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 104(20): 8478-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Retrospective detection of methicillin resistant and susceptible Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in Danish slaughter pigs.
    Vet Microbiol, 122(3): 384-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. High prevalence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs.
    Vet Microbiol, 122(3): 366-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis on nitrogen ion implanted CoCrMo alloy material.
    J Biomed Mater Res A, 81(3): 663-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Association of tannase-producing Staphylococcus lugdunensis with colon cancer and characterization of a novel tannase gene.
    J Gastroenterol, 42(5): 346-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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