… In some aspects of the epidemiology and pathophysiology, where methicillin resistance
does not substantially affect the behaviour of the species, data regarding S. aureus in general …

The frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections continues to
grow in hospital-associated settings and, more recently, in community settings in the United …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most successful modern
pathogens. The same organism that lives as a commensal and is transmitted in both health-…

… The evolution of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: similarity of genetic
backgrounds in historically early methicillin-susceptible and -resistant isolates and contemporary …

… Of the 7,333 Staphylococcus aureus strains screened, 936 (12.8 %) were methicillin
resistant. The proportion of MRSA in the various European countries ranged from < 1% in …

… of how methicillin resistance is acquired by Staphylococcus aureus. Integration of a
staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (… aureus into the notorious hospital pathogen methicilin-…

Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has emerged in
patients who do not have the established risk factors. The national burden and clinical effect …

… Over the last decade, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains have …
substantially greater than those associated with methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) infections, …

… Staphylococcus aureus is a potentially pathogenic bacterium that causes a broad spectrum
of diseases. S. aureus … has resulted in the emergence and spread of methicillin-resistant S. …

The horizontal transmission of methicillin resistance to Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in
hospital and community settings, and growing prevalence of these strains, presents a …