Hospital-associated MRSA and antibiotic resistance—what have we learned from genomics?

JA Lindsay - International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2013 - Elsevier
In many parts of the world, MRSA are responsible for a high proportion of S. aureus
infections in patients in contact with healthcare. Molecular studies have shown this is due to …

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST80 Clone: A Systematic Review

A Mairi, A Touati, JP Lavigne - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review assessed the molecular characterization of the methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-ST80 clone with an emphasis on its proportion of total …

A Field Guide to Pandemic, Epidemic and Sporadic Clones of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

S Monecke, G Coombs, AC Shore, DC Coleman… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
In recent years, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have become a truly
global challenge. In addition to the long-known healthcare-associated clones, novel strains …

Phylogenomic Classification and the Evolution of Clonal Complex 5 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Western Hemisphere

L Challagundla, J Reyes, I Rafiqullah… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Clonal complex 5 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CC5-MRSA) includes
multiple prevalent clones that cause hospital-associated infections in the Western …

Molecular Characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Intensive Care Units in Iran: ST22-SCCmec IV/t790 Emerges as the …

M Goudarzi, H Goudarzi, AM Sá Figueiredo, EE Udo… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in
different patient populations is a major public health concern. This study determined the …

Characterisation of antibiotic resistance, virulence, clonality and mortality in MRSA and MSSA bloodstream infections at a tertiary-level hospital in Hungary: a 6-year …

A Horváth, O Dobay, J Sahin-Tóth, E Juhász… - Annals of clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (BSI) cause significant morbidity
and mortality due to the frequent antibiotic resistance, toxin and adhesin production of the …

Occurrence and Characterization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Processed Raw Foods and Ready-to-Eat Foods in an Urban Setting of a …

MA Islam, S Parveen, M Rahman, M Huq… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are gradually increasing in
the community. In this study, we investigated a total of 162 food samples including 112 ready …

Molecular Typing of ST239-MRSA-III From Diverse Geographic Locations and the Evolution of the SCCmec III Element During Its Intercontinental Spread

S Monecke, P Slickers, D Gawlik, E Müller… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
ST239-MRSA-III is probably the oldest truly pandemic MRSA strain, circulating in many
countries since the 1970s. It is still frequently isolated in some parts of the world although it …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nosocomial infections in a tertiary-care facility: emergence of new clonal …

A Senok, R Ehricht, S Monecke, R Al-Saedan… - New microbes and new …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in the molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) continue to be reported. This study was carried out to characterize MRSA …

Molecular characterization and resistance profile of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from hospitalized patients in intensive care unit …

RR Nezhad, SM Meybodi, R Rezaee… - Jundishapur Journal of …, 2017 - brieflands.com
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is an important opportunistic pathogen and can cause
a wide range of infections. The ability of this pathogen to successfully persist within the …