Colonization, Fomites, and Virulence: Rethinking the Pathogenesis of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection

LG Miller, BA Diep - Clinical infectious diseases, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is
increasingly common worldwide and causes considerable morbidity and mortality. Of …

Elucidation of bacteria found in car interiors and strategies to reduce the presence of potential pathogens

RE Stephenson, D Gutierrez, C Peters, M Nichols… - Biofouling, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The human microbiome is influenced by a number of factors, including environmental
exposure to microbes. Because many humans spend a large amount of time in built …

Pathogenesis of MRSA infections

CF Decker - Disease-a-month, 2008 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus has three features that make it distinct among most other clinically
important bacteria. It can express a variety of virulence factors, it has the ability to develop …

MRSA: we can overcome, but who will lead the battle?

MC Vos, HA Verbrugh - Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2005 - cambridge.org
During the past two decades, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has
become the most prevalent and important antimicrobial-resistant pathogen, causing serious …

Epidemiology and molecular characteristics of staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci with reduced antiseptic susceptibility in Hong Kong

M Zhang - 2013 - theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Over the past decade, there has been increasing efforts aimed at the prevention of hospital
infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). One of the main …