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 5 (2008), Issue 4 (April)

1. Increased surface toll-like receptor 2 expression in superantigen shock.
   Crit Care Med, 36(4): 1267-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Toxicological effect of ZnO nanoparticles based on bacteria.
   Langmuir, 24(8): 4140-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Late-stage polyribitol phosphate wall teichoic acid biosynthesis in Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Bacteriol, 190(8): 3046-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and determination of methicillin resistance directly from positive blood cultures by isothermal amplification and a disposable detection device.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(4): 1534-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Septic pulmonary emboli and bacteremia associated with deep tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(4): 1553-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Rapid detection of the pandemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone ST 239, a dominant strain in Asian hospitals.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(4): 1520-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Reductions in workload and reporting time by use of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening with MRSASelect medium compared to mannitol-salt medium supplemented with oxacillin.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(4): 1174-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Guidelines for UK practice for the diagnosis and management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections presenting in the community.
   J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(5): 976-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. High prevalence of resistance to fusidic acid in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis.
   J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(5): 1040-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Teicoplanin pharmacodynamics in reference to the accessory gene regulator (agr) in Staphylococcus aureus using an in vitro pharmacodynamic model.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(5): 1099-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Missed epidural brain abscess after furunculosis.
    Am J Emerg Med, 26(4): 522.e3-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Spontaneous septic diskitis: a common complaint with a serious pathologic cause that should not been overlooked.
    Am J Emerg Med, 26(4): 514.e5-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Biofilm formation induces C3a release and protects Staphylococcus epidermidis from IgG and complement deposition and from neutrophil-dependent killing.
    J Infect Dis, 197(7): 1028-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Catecholamine inotrope resuscitation of antibiotic-damaged staphylococci and its blockade by specific receptor antagonists.
    J Infect Dis, 197(7): 1044-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. The deadly toll of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in community hospitals.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46(10): 1568-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Superantigen profile of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients with steroid-resistant atopic dermatitis.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46(10): 1562-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Wall teichoic acid deficiency in Staphylococcus aureus confers selective resistance to mammalian group IIA phospholipase A(2) and human beta-defensin 3.
    Infect Immun, 76(5): 2169-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Staphylococcus aureus CcpA affects biofilm formation.
    Infect Immun, 76(5): 2044-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The Staphyloccous aureus Eap protein activates expression of proinflammatory cytokines.
    Infect Immun, 76(5): 2164-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage, infection and transmission in dialysis patients, healthcare workers and their family members.
    Nephrol Dial Transplant, 23(5): 1659-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Impact of rapid screening tests on acquisition of meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: cluster randomised crossover trial.
    BMJ, 336(7650): 927-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced septic arthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
    Arthroscopy, 24(5): 615-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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