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 5 (May)

1. Wound infections in aesthetic abdominoplasties: the role of smoking.
   Plast Reconstr Surg, 121(5): 305e-310e. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Structure of Staphylococcus aureus 5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase.
   Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun, 64: 343-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Genotypic diversity of coagulase-negative staphylococci causing endocarditis: a global perspective.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(5): 1780-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Emergence and dissemination of a community-associated methicillin-resistant Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus clone sharing the sequence type 5 lineage with the most prevalent nosocomial clone in the same region of Argentina.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(5): 1826-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Agammaglobulinemia and Staphylococcus aureus botryomycosis in a cohort of related sentinel Swiss Webster mice.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(5): 1881-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Clinical characteristics associated with isolation of small-colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from respiratory secretions of patients with cystic fibrosis.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(5): 1832-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Characterization of new staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) and topoisomerase genes in fluoroquinolone- and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(5): 1818-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Validation of virulence and epidemiology DNA microarray for identification and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
   J Clin Microbiol, 46(5): 1620-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Novel ovine model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-induced pneumonia and sepsis.
   Shock, 29(5): 642-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S386-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S378-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Skin and soft-tissue infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S368-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Increasing antibiotic resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S360-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Pathogenesis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S350-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Infect Dis, 46: S344-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. A comparative in-vitro evaluation of resistance selection after exposure to teicoplanin, vancomycin, linezolid and quinupristin-dalfopristin in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 608-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Comparison of phenotypic methods for penicillinase detection in Staphylococcus aureus.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 614-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. spa typing directly from a mecA, spa and pvl multiplex PCR assay-a cost-effective improvement for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 611-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Analysis of superantigenic toxin Vbeta T-cell signatures produced during cases of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome and septic shock.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 546-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. DNA microarray-based genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from Eastern Saxony.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 534-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. MRSA in livestock animals-an epidemic waiting to happen?
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 14(6): 519-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Dual mechanism of bacterial lethality for a cationic sequence-random copolymer that mimics host-defense antimicrobial peptides.
    J Mol Biol, 379(1): 38-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Health-care workers: source, vector, or victim of MRSA?
    Lancet Infect Dis, 8(5): 289-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Enzymatic activity of the Staphylococcus aureus SplB serine protease is induced by substrates containing the sequence Trp-Glu-Leu-Gln.
    J Mol Biol, 379(2): 343-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Daptomycin eluted from calcium sulfate appears effective against Staphylococcus.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 466(6): 1383-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Chitosan films: a potential local drug delivery system for antibiotics.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 466(6): 1377-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Increased resistance to cationic antimicrobial peptide LL-37 in methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(6): 1266-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Biocompatibility index of antiseptic agents by parallel assessment of antimicrobial activity and cellular cytotoxicity.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(6): 1281-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Microbiological evaluation of a new growth-based approach for rapid detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(6): 1277-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Novel structural analogues of piperine as inhibitors of the NorA efflux pump of Staphylococcus aureus.
    J Antimicrob Chemother, 61(6): 1270-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Comparison of carboxylated and Penta-His microspheres for semi-quantitative measurement of antibody responses to His-tagged proteins.
    J Immunol Methods, 335(1): 121-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. The carriage population of Staphylococcus aureus from Mali is composed of a combination of pandemic clones and the divergent Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive genotype ST152.
    J Bacteriol, 190(11): 3962-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. A novel Staphylococcus aureus biofilm phenotype mediated by the fibronectin-binding proteins, FnBPA and FnBPB.
    J Bacteriol, 190(11): 3835-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage among dogs and their owners.
    Epidemiol Infect, 136(7): 953-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Genetic evidence for an alternative citrate-dependent biofilm formation pathway in Staphylococcus aureus that is dependent on fibronectin binding proteins and the GraRS two-component regulatory system.
    Infect Immun, 76(6): 2469-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Sequence diversity in the A domain of Staphylococcus aureus fibronectin-binding protein A.
    BMC Microbiol, 8: 74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Pulmonary valve replacement for pacing electrodes related bacterial endocarditis.
    Ann Thorac Surg, 85(6): 2128-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Cytokine induction by pyrogens: comparison of whole blood, mononuclear cells, and TLR-transfectants.
    J Immunol Methods, 336(1): 45-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Ocular TRUST: nationwide antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in ocular isolates.
    Am J Ophthalmol, 145(6): 951-958. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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