Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Epidemiology and Clinical Consequences of an Emerging Epidemic

MZ David, RS Daum - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs),
endovascular infections, pneumonia, septic arthritis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, foreign …

Basis of Virulence in Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

M Otto - Annual review of microbiology, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains are
causing a severe pandemic of mainly skin and soft tissue and occasionally fatal infections …

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 …

Antibiotic resistance and molecular epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureusin Nigeria

AO Shittu, K Okon, S Adesida, O Oyedara, W Witte… - BMC microbiology, 2011 - Springer
Background Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen causing a wide range of
infections in the hospital and community setting. In order to have adequate information for …

Staphylococcus aureus ST121: a globally disseminated hypervirulent clone

Q Rao, W Shang, X Hu, X Rao - Journal of medical …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of bacterial infections in hospitals and
communities worldwide. With the development of typing methods, several pandemic clones …

MRSA–global threat and personal disaster: patients' experiences

H Andersson, C Lindholm… - International nursing …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
ANDERSSON H., LINDHOLM C. & FOSSUM B.(2011) MRSA–global threat and personal
disaster: patients' experiences. International Nursing Review58, 47–53 Aim: To ascertain …

Shifts in the Clonal Distribution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Kuwait Hospitals: 1992-2010

SS Boswihi, EE Udo, N Al-Sweih - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background As the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is
constantly changing globally, determining the prevailing MRSA clones in a local healthcare …

Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia and implications for vaccination of children living in developing and newly industrialized countries: A systematic …

R DeAntonio, JP Yarzabal, JP Cruz… - Human vaccines & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This systematic review evaluated the epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia in
children< 6 y of age within 90 developing and newly industrialized countries. Literature …

Whole-genome epidemiology, characterisation, and phylogenetic reconstruction of Staphylococcus aureus strains in a paediatric hospital

S Manara, E Pasolli, D Dolce, N Ravenni, S Campana… - Genome medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen and a leading cause of
nosocomial infections. It can acquire resistance to all the antibiotics that entered the clinics …

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 …