Antimicrobial-resistant ESKAPE (E nterococcus faecium, S taphylococcus aureus, K
lebsiella pneumoniae, A cinetobacter baumannii, P seudomonas aeruginosa, and E …

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 …

Staphylococcus aureus, a major human pathogen, has a collection of virulence factors and
the ability to acquire resistance to most antibiotics. This ability is further augmented by …

Recent years have seen substantial improvements in life expectancy and access to
antimicrobials, especially in low-income and lower-middle-income countries, but increasing …

Not only is Asia the most populous region in the world, but inappropriate therapy, including
seif-medication with over-the-counter antimicrobial agents, is a common response to …

This article reviews recent findings on the global epidemiology of healthcare-
acquired/associated (HA), community-acquired/associated (CA) and livestock-associated …

Since antibiotics were first used, each new introduced class has been followed by a global
wave of emergent resistance, largely originating in Europe and North America where they …

Complications arising from cutaneous and soft tissue infections with Staphylococcus aureus
are a major clinical problem owing to the high incidence of these infections and the …

We sought to assess the prevalence of methicillin-resistance among Staphylococcus aureus
isolates in Africa. We included articles published in 2005 or later reporting for the prevalence …

In Asia, most reports on the epidemiology of community-associated meticillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) are from developed countries, with few data from …