[HTML][HTML] Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview of basic and clinical research

NA Turner, BK Sharma-Kuinkel… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
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 …

Nanomaterial-based optical and electrochemical techniques for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a review

AAS Gill, S Singh, N Thapliyal, R Karpoormath - Microchimica Acta, 2019 - Springer
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for a number of life-
threatening complications in humans. Mutations in the genetic sequence of S. aureus due to …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic Resistance of Commensal Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in an International Cohort of Surgeons: A Prospective …

M Morgenstern, C Erichsen, S Hackl, J Mily, M Militz… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Nasal colonization with antibiotic resistant bacteria represents both a risk factor for the
colonized individual and their immediate contacts. Despite the fact that healthcare workers …

The international sinonasal microbiome study: a multicentre, multinational characterization of sinonasal bacterial ecology

S Paramasivan, A Bassiouni, A Shiffer, MR Dillon… - Allergy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The sinonasal microbiome remains poorly defined, with our current knowledge based on a
few cohort studies whose findings are inconsistent. Furthermore, the variability of the sinus …

On detection thresholds–a review on diagnostic approaches in the infectious disease laboratory and the interpretation of their results

A Hahn, A Podbielski, T Meyer, AE Zautner… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Diagnostic testing in the infectious disease laboratory facilitates decision-making by
physicians at the bedside as well as epidemiological assessments and surveillance at study …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of a swab type on the results of point-of-care tests

AA Zasada, K Zacharczuk, K Woźnica, M Główka… - AMB Express, 2020 - Springer
Most point-of-care tests (POCT) use swabs for sampling and/or for applying a sample on the
test. A variety of swabs differing in tip materials is commercially available. Different tip …

Systematic Review of the Clinical Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Screening for MRSA Pneumonia

MN Smith, AL Brotherton, K Lusardi… - Annals of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To describe the diagnostic performance characteristics of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal screening for patients with pneumonia. Data Sources …

pH-responsive materials for optical monitoring of wound status

C Gamerith, D Luschnig, A Ortner, N Pietrzik… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2019 - Elsevier
The monitoring of infection status of wounds is an emerging field and the pH of wound
exudate is considered one potential indicator of infection. pH indicators intended for use in …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic stewardship and horizontal infection control are more effective than screening, isolation and eradication

SW Lemmen, K Lewalter - Infection, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The global rise of multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) is of major concern since
infections by these pathogens are difficult, and in some cases, even impossible to treat. This …

Nasopharyngeal bacterial carriage in the conjugate vaccine era with a focus on pneumococci

VT Devine, JM Jefferies, SC Clarke… - Journal of immunology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Seven‐valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was included in the UK national
immunisation program in 2006, and this was replaced by thirteen‐valent PCV in 2010 …