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Therapy refractory Panton Valentine Leukocidin positive community acquired methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus sepsis with progressive metastatic soft tissue infection: a case report
... ular mechanisms in regard to the progression of PVL-pos- itive staphylococcal necrotizing pneumonia and respective methods of bacterial invasion have recently been eluci- dated [5,6]. The genes encoding the exotoxin PVL ...
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Genetic Relationship between Methicillin Sensitive and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains from France and from International Sources: Delineation of Genomic Groups
... 12 methicillin-sensitive strains, which did not carry the mecA gene and which had none of the additional antibiotic resistance markers usually associated with methicil- lin ...fully sensitive to ...
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Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion caused by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia with toxic shock syndrome: a case report
... tazobactam therapy was switched to cefepime and vanco- mycin. On hospital day 4, methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) was detected in blood cultures. Nafcillin and oxa- cillin, the first treatment of ...
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Prevalence of nasal colonisation by methicillin sensitive and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers and students in Madagascar
... Staphylococcus protein A gene (spa) typing was per- formed for all 20 MRSA isolates. Of the five different spa types identified, spa type t186 was the predominant clone (16/20, 80.0 %) among both HCW and students (Table ...
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Community-acquired necrotizing pneumonia due to methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus secreting Panton-Valentine leukocidin: a review of case reports
... PVL-carrying S. aureus seems to be increasing. A U.S. wide study examining the proportion of CA-MRSA among S. aureus CAP during the 2006-2007 influenza seasons found a prevalence of 79%, in contrast to 12% between 1986 ...
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Toxigenic profile of methicillin-sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from special groups
... Background: Staphylococcus aureus is characterized by its pathogenicity and high prevalence, causing disease in both healthy and immunocompromised individuals due to its easy dissemination. This fact is aggravated by the ...
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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Children Seen in a Practice-Based Research Network
... of methicillin-resistant S aureus nasal colonization for the 2 main counties of the St Louis metropolitan area was ...32 methicillin-resistant S aureus isolates, 9 (28%) were health care- associated types ...
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF THREE PLANT EXTRACTS USED IN NIGERIA FOLKLORIC MEDICINE AGAINST HOSPITAL ISOLATES OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) AND METHICILLIN-SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MSSA)
... Staphylococcus aureus is a species of bacterium commonly found on the skin and/or in the noses of healthy people. Although it is usually harmless at these sites, it may occasionally get into the body (eg through breaks ...
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Genetic Variation among Hospital Isolates of Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus: Evidence for Horizontal Transfer of Virulence Genes
... Staphylococcus aureus strains often carry in their genomes virulence genes that are not found in all strains and that may be carried on discrete genetic elements. Strains also differ in that they carry one of four ...
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In vitro evaluation of methicillin resistant and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus susceptibility to Saudi honeys
... Sumra honey had a lower MIC (indicative of better antibacterial activity) than Manuka honey against all tested clinical isolates and reference strains, MRSA (ATCC 43300) and MSSA (ATCC 29213). An equiva- lent MIC (15.0% ...
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A Comparison of Clinical Features and Mortality among Methicillin Resistant and Methicillin Sensitive Strains of Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis
... 40. Engemann JJ, Carmeli Y, Cosgrove SE, Fowler VG, Bronstein MZ, Trivette SL, et al. Adverse clinical and economic outcomes attributable to methicillin resis- tance among patients with Staphylococcus aureus sur- ...
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Metastatic Infection by Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and its Potential Association to an Unusual Humoral Immunodeficiency
... Infection is resolved after an 8-week antibiotic therapy and surgical drainage. Unfortunately, flaccid tetraparesis persists, having a motor and sensitive level at C4, associated to neurogenic bladder and loss of ...
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Evolutionary Dynamics of Pandemic Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus ST398 and Its International Spread via Routes of Human Migration
... ABSTRACT Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) accounts for the majority of ...dominant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone ...
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Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton Valentine leukocidin toxin in Trinidad & Tobago: a case report
... Case presentation: A 13-year-old Trinidadian boy of African descent presented with upper respiratory symptoms and gastroenteritis-like syptoms. About two weeks later he was re-admitted to our hospital complaining of pain ...
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Virulence Factors in Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from ICU Units in Brazil
... Knowledge of S. aureus virulence and pathogenicty aids in better understanding the diversity of infections due to exotoxins and surface virulence factors with adhesive properties for a range of molecules (MSCRAMMs). ...
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Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of quercetin against clinical isolates of Staphyloccocus aureus and Staphylococcus saprophyticus with resistance profile
... Staphylococcus spp. clinical isolates were provided by a university hospital of Pernambuco, in the period from January to March 2017. The isolates were seeded in nutrient Agar (AN) for subsequent identification of ...
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Combination of Acacetin with Antibiotics against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Clinical Specimens
... of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from the Wonkwang University Hospital, as well as standard strains of methicillin-sensitive ...and methicillin-resistant ...the ...
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The Prevalence of Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage among Medical Interns in the Academic Charity Teaching Hospital, Khartoum 2016
... Saudi Arabia. Using molecular approaches (PCR) to identify Staphylococcus aureus nuc gene, and an additional PCR was performed on S. aureus positive samples to detect the presence of mecA gene. Out of 150 students ...
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... Staphylococcus aureus infections have become more complicated and difficult to treat due the emergence of MRSA, hVISA, VISA and Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) strains. According to CLSI guidelines ...
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Healthcare associated transmission of Panton Valentine leucocidin positive methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: the value of screening asymptomatic healthcare workers
... of methicillin-resistant Staphylococ- cus aureus (MRSA) is a high priority for infection control and prevention ...and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) ...
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