Genetic relatedness of coagulase-negative staphylococci from gastrointestinal tract and blood of preterm neonates with late-onset sepsis

H Soeorg, K Huik, Ü Parm, ML Ilmoja… - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are the first colonizers of
gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and the commonest cause of late-onset sepsis (LOS) in preterm …

Time to blood culture positivity in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: association with 30-day mortality

J Kim, DB Gregson, T Ross, KB Laupland - Journal of Infection, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Time to blood culture positivity (TTP) has been suggested as a prognostic
factor for adverse clinical outcome. This study describes the relationship between TTP and …

[HTML][HTML] Emergence and Characterization of Foodborne Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusin Korea

CH Rhee, GJ Woo - Journal of food protection, 2010 - Elsevier
A total of 165 Staphylococcus aureusstrains, isolated from different food samples between
2003 and 2006, were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. The mecA-positive methicillin …

Ability of laboratories to detect emerging antimicrobial resistance in nosocomial pathogens: a survey of project ICARE laboratories

CD Steward, D Wallace, SK Hubert, R Lawton… - … and infectious disease, 2000 - Elsevier
A proficiency testing project was conducted among 48 microbiology laboratories
participating in Project ICARE (Intensive Care Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology). All …

Nosocomial outbreak of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in neonates: epidemiological investigation and control

N El Helali, A Carbonne, T Naas, S Kerneis… - Journal of Hospital …, 2005 - Elsevier
Over a three-month period, 13 neonates developed staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
(SSSS) in a maternity unit, between four and 18 days after their birth. An epidemiological …

Characterization of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCoNS) in retail meat

K Bhargava, Y Zhang - Food microbiology, 2014 - Elsevier
This study was to understand the extent of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative
staphylococci (MRCoNS) serving as a mecA reservoir in retail meat. MRCoNS were isolated …

Identification of methicillin-resistant staphylococci by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay

SM Salisbury, LM Sabatini… - American journal of …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using oligonucleotide primers to detect
mecA and 16S ribosomal RNA gene was developed to aid in identification of methicillin …

Methods for rapid identification of pathogens in humans and animals

DJ Ecker, RH Griffey, R Sampath, SA Hofstadler… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
The present invention provides methods of: identifying pathogens in biological samples from
humans and animals, resolving a plurality of etiologic agents present in samples obtained …

Multiple displacement amplification

MW Eshoo, J Picuri, C Phillipson - US Patent 9,890,408, 2018 - Google Patents
The present invention provides methods kits and systems for performing multiple
displacement amplification reactions. In one method a sample of nucleic acid is provided …

Frequency of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from patients with bloodstream infections: a French prospective national survey

JW Decousser, P Pina, F Picot… - Journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
All bloodstream strains, total 1463, isolated during a 1 month period in 105 hospitals
representing all geographical areas in France were collected to study their antimicrobial …