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Isolates24
  • Among 30 S. aureus isolates studied initially, a total of 10 distinct RFLP patterns were observed. (nih.gov)
  • This coagulase RFLP method was used to analyze an additional 39 S. aureus isolates and successfully traced the source of an outbreak of methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections at a local hospital. (nih.gov)
  • Yamamoto T , Dohmae S , Saito K , Otsuka T , Takano T , Chiba M , Molecular characteristics and in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents, including the des-fluoro(6) quinolone DX-619, of Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the community and hospitals. (cdc.gov)
  • In Japan, analysis of approximately 7000 strains isolated from patients in various geographic areas during 1992-1993 (3) indicated that 60% of S. aureus isolates were resistant to methicillin. (cdc.gov)
  • Antimicrobial resistance in S. aureus has increased dramatically, particularly in the hospital, where the rapid emergence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and the appearance of S. aureus isolates with resistance to vancomycin have led to concern that this organism may become untreatable with currently available antimicrobials. (cdc.gov)
  • A tube coagulase test using rabbit plasma with (ethylenedinitrilo) tetraacetic acid (EDTA) is then performed on Staphaurex-negative isolates from BAP with morphology consistent with S. aureus and Staphaurex-positive isolates with morphology inconsistent with S. aureus (non-hemolytic). (cdc.gov)
  • Staphaurex-positive isolates and Staphaurex-negative tube coagulase-positive isolates are identified as S. aureus and saved for further testing. (cdc.gov)
  • Staphaurex-positive, tube coagulase-negative isolates are discarded. (cdc.gov)
  • S. aureus isolates are screened for methicillin resistance following the National Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (NCCLS) disk diffusion method. (cdc.gov)
  • Thirty-four percent of the isolates were confirmed as Enterococcus , 32% were identified as coagulase-negative staphylococci, and 33% were identified as viridans group streptococci. (nih.gov)
  • Gram-positive cocci, including coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus , Streptococcus pneumoniae and other Gram-positive cocci, accounted for 42.3% of isolates. (who.int)
  • SDS-PAGE of whole-cell extracts did not usefully distinguish different isolates of Staphylococci. (tubitak.gov.tr)
  • Because the occurrence of fully vancomycin-resistant staphylococcal infection in a hospital could result in serious public health consequences, CDC and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee have developed interim guidelines to direct medical and public health responses when isolates of staphylococci with reduced vancomycin susceptibility are identified. (cdc.gov)
  • Results show a moderate (38.88%) recovery rate of S. aureus in milk and 65.71% of the isolates were strong biofilm producers. (hindawi.com)
  • Detection of biofilm-related genes shows that all the genes targeted were found among S. aureus isolates. (hindawi.com)
  • Over 50% of S. aureus isolates from intensive care units reported to the NNIS in 1999 were methicillin-resistant, a 43% increase compared to 1994 through 1998. (nih.gov)
  • Cefoxitin (30g) was used as surrogate to determine phenotypic methicillin resistance in staphylococcus isolates, and the methicillin resistance ( mec A) gene was detected by conventional PCR assay. (who.int)
  • More than 64% of isolates recovered from ASB patients were S. aureus and coagulase negative Staph. (researchsquare.com)
  • Minocycline has significant in vitro activity both against S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci, including community as well as nosocomial MRSA isolates. (fresenius-kabi.com)
  • Rates of nasal colonisation with methicillin-resistant (MR) isolates are usually lower in the community and tend to increase in the hospital environment, and are much higher among CoNS than S. aureus [ 3 - 5 ]. (jcdr.net)
  • Multiplex PCR was performed to identify S. aureus -specific ( nuc ), MRSA-specific mecA and mecC genes, Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) (lukF-PV), and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) specific genes in methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and MRSA isolates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Staphylococcus protein A gene ( spa ) typing was performed for all confirmed MRSA isolates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nasal carriage of S. aureus and MRSA was more prevalent in women than in men, and 21 (11.7 %) S. aureus isolates were PVL-positive and 36 (21 %) were TSST-1 positive. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Microbiological and Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus hominis Isolates from Blood. (innspub.net)
Strains18
  • Takizawa Y , Taneike I , Nakagawa S , Oishi T , Nitahara Y , Iwakura N , A Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL)-positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain, another such strain carrying a multiple-drug resistance plasmid, and other more-typical PVL-negative MRSA strains found in Japan. (cdc.gov)
  • The emergence of reduced vancomycin susceptibility in S. aureus increases the possibility that some strains will become fully resistant and that currently available antimicrobial agents will become ineffective for treating infections caused by such strains. (cdc.gov)
  • S. aureus is one of the leading pathogens for deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), is a worldwide problem in clinical medicine. (wikipedia.org)
  • Only a few strains of S. aureus are associated with infections in humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • In many U.S. hospitals, strains of staphylococci (i.e. (cdc.gov)
  • Strains of staphylococci with a MIC=8 ug/mL (classified as intermediate using National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards breakpoints) were not detected by using the current disk diffusion procedure. (cdc.gov)
  • Other than the isolate reported in Japan (4), all Staphylococcus aureus strains with putative reduced vancomycin susceptibility sent to CDC for confirmation have been misidentified or mixed with other microorganisms. (cdc.gov)
  • The present study aims to establish the relationship between biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance and adhesion genes in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from raw cow milk in Shahrekord, Iran. (hindawi.com)
  • Presumptive S. aureus strains were obtained using Baird-Parker plates after enrichment in tryptone soy broth, and final colonies were selected from brain heart infusion. (hindawi.com)
  • These results highlight the need for regular surveillance of the occurrence of S. aureus strains in milk and milk products in Iran. (hindawi.com)
  • Many studies have reported the presence of S. aureus strains producing staphylococcal toxins in milk across the world [ 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • S. aureus strains can be resistant to one or more antibiotics and can cause serious and difficult-to-treat infections [ 11 , 19 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Staphylococci , including S. aureus and S. epidermidis (coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative), including penicillin-resistant strains. (nih.gov)
  • Therapeutic options for severe infections caused by strains of oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (ORSE) are very limited. (llu.edu)
  • jettensis strains, and virulence factors homologous to other pathogenic staphylococci demonstrate the importance of the species in human disease. (muni.cz)
  • BC-3781 displayed similar MIC distributions among methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) S. aureus strains. (nih.gov)
  • Todar notes, "nearly all strains of S. aureus produce the enzyme coagulase: nearly all strains of S. epidermidis lack this enzyme. (academon.com)
  • In the past, osteomyelitis cases involved a link to strains of Staphylococcus Aureus. (ukessays.com)
Bacteria15
MRSA18
  • Furthermore, the NRL-Staph conducts research regarding food hygiene issues concerning staphylococci and potential consumer exposure to MRSA along the food chain. (bund.de)
  • ABSTRACT We evaluated the utility of 2 methods for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) directly from signal-positive blood culture bottles: loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay, and direct cefoxitin disk diffusion (DCDD) test using a 30 μg cefoxitin disk. (who.int)
  • DCDD along with direct tube coagulase assay detected only 80.6% of MRSA/MSSA. (who.int)
  • In May 1996, a 4-month-old boy developed a nosocomial surgical-site infection with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). (cdc.gov)
  • Nationally the proportion of S. aureus that were MRSA was 17.9% ranging from 4.0% in the Australian Capital Territory to 25.5% in New South Wales. (health.gov.au)
  • 1,2 In Australia, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was first detected in Sydney in the 1960s, 3 but really became an endemic problem in hospitals, in particular in the eastern states, with the appearance of a multi-resistant strain, (Aus-2/3 EMRSA), in the 1970s and 80s. (health.gov.au)
  • O patógeno mais freqüente foi o Staphylococcus aureus: 118 (40%), com 55,9% de MRSA. (scielo.br)
  • The most common pathogen was S. aureus: 118 (40.0%), with 55.9% of MRSA. (scielo.br)
  • One type of staph germ, called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is harder to treat. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Background Vancomycin, a glycopeptide, is often ad-ministered to treat (suspected) serious gram-positive in-fections caused by Staphylococci, including methicillin-re-sistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and coagulase-neg-ative Staphylococci (CoNS). (bmj.com)
  • Mannitol Salt agar also be used for isolating Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus (MRSA) which contain 75g/l sodium chloride and 4mg/l methicillin. (medicallabscientist.org)
  • Compared to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission, less is known regarding the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MR-CoNS) in health care facilities. (jcdr.net)
  • To date, nothing is known about the prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA among healthcare workers in Madagascar. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The objective of our study was to examine the prevalence and clonal epidemiology of nasal S. aureus and MRSA among healthcare workers and non-medical University students in Antananarivo, Madagascar. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The frequency distribution of nasal S. aureus and MRSA of healthcare workers and non-medical students was compared using Pearson's χ 2 test. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The results of the present study reveal a low frequency of S. aureus and MRSA nasal carriage in both students and healthcare workers from Antananarivo, Madagascar. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data regarding the prevalence and distribution of methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and MRSA in Africa are scarce, and control measures within healthcare settings are limited due to constraints with respect to resources and diagnostic facilities [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Association of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization with high-risk sexual behaviors in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (innspub.net)
Enterococcus3
Epidermidis5
  • The most common pathogens of breast implant infection described in the literature are Staphylococcus aureus , Staphylococcus epidermidis , and coagulase-negative staphylococci. (ima.org.il)
  • Llinos is a highly skilled researcher with excellent knowledge in S. aureus and S. epidermidis adhesion and biofilm formation mechanisms. (swansea.ac.uk)
  • Of the more than thirty species of staphylococci, only the aureus and the epidermidis "are significant in their interactions with humans," (Todar). (academon.com)
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis & coagulase negative Staphylococcus account for 90% of resident flora. (tmcc.edu)
  • Numerous coagulase-negative staphylococci appear commonly on human skin, of these species, Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. hominis are the most abundant. (innspub.net)
Infections22
  • Staphylococcus aureus is a virulent microorganism responsible for many serious infections among the general population. (cdc.gov)
  • In the pre-antibiotic era, S. aureus infections were a common cause of death. (cdc.gov)
  • Although S. aureus usually acts as a commensal of the human microbiota, it can also become an opportunistic pathogen, being a common cause of skin infections including abscesses, respiratory infections such as sinusitis, and food poisoning. (wikipedia.org)
  • Prior to the 1940s, S. aureus infections were fatal in the majority of patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, doctors discovered that the use of penicillin could cure S. aureus infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • In view of this Clinical Trials Program, the NHLBI is interested in obtaining information from the academic and industrial community as to the availability and current development status of immunologic products to prevent and treat S. aureus infections. (nih.gov)
  • Specifically, the NHLBI is interested in vaccines, hyperimmunoglobulin, monoclonal antibody, chimeric and humanized antibody products directed at S. aureus infections that would be efficacious in the face of infections resulting from cardiothoracic surgery. (nih.gov)
  • BACKGROUND Cardiovascular infections caused by S. aureus are an urgent national medical problem. (nih.gov)
  • Studying the incidence or even prevalence of serious S. aureus and other infections associated with cardiothoracic surgeries is hampered by the small number of patients in a given study, and the lack of prospective studies. (nih.gov)
  • Several large databases, including those maintained by the Veterans Administration Hospitals, the Society for Thoracic Surgeons, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and a registry of adult patients with S. aureus bacteremia at Duke University Medical College, contain identification of causative organism, location of infection, and incidence of infections of interest, such as mediastinitis, prosthetic valve endocarditis and simple wound infection. (nih.gov)
  • Cardiovascular infections are primarily caused by coagulase positive and negative staphylococci and by other antimicrobial-drug resistant pathogens. (nih.gov)
  • The increasing frequency of methicillin-resistant staphylococci as pathogens in the clinical setting has led to extensive use of vancomycin, currently the most commonly used antibiotic for empiric therapy of these infections. (nih.gov)
  • 19. Quercetin protects rats from catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus infections by inhibiting coagulase activity. (nih.gov)
  • Staphylococcus aureus continues to be the causative organism of a wide range of community-acquired infections ranging from relatively minor skin and soft tissue infections to serious and life threatening systemic sepsis with a high mortality. (health.gov.au)
  • Here we report the first use of MacSynergy II to investigate the response of established S. aureus (strain NCTC 8325) biofilms to treatment by combinations of Medihoney (medical grade manuka honey) and conventional antibiotics that are used for preventing or treating infections: rifampicin, oxacillin, fusidic acid, clindamycin, and gentamicin. (frontiersin.org)
  • Staphylococcus aureus infections range from mild to life threatening. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This occurs most commonly in patients who develop infections from virulent organisms (non-coagulase-negative staphylococci, streptococci, and gram-negative organisms), receive delayed treatment, or have vision worse than hand motion at presentation. (medscape.com)
  • The majority of shunt infections occur due to contamination at the time of surgery, with coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus being the most common infecting organisms. (bmj.com)
  • Although Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections (SA-BSI) are a common and important infection, polymicrobial SA-BSI are infrequently reported. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) particularly staphylococci have emerged as important causes of Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and these infections are related with significant morbidity and mortality [ 1 ]. (jcdr.net)
  • Although Staphylococcus Aureus, also known as S. Aureus, a bacterium, is still the most common organism involved in this disease, a number of infections have been caused by gram negative organisms. (ukessays.com)
  • The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus causes a variety of infections, ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to life-threatening disease [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
CoNS1
  • There are numerous reports which reveal that there is an estimated prevalence of colonisation of 30% with Staphylococcus aureus and 100% with CoNS which are both commensal and opportunistic pathogens [ 3 , 4 ]. (jcdr.net)
Streptococcus3
  • Les cocci à Gram positif, y compris les staphylocoques à coagulase négative, Staphylo- coccus aureus , Streptococcus pneumoniae et autres cocci à Gram positif représentaient 42,3 % des isolats. (who.int)
  • Specimens of oropharyngeal aspirate, dental plaque, bronchoalveolar lavage and blood cultured 1 or more pathogens in around 80% of patients, predominately Staphylococcus aureus, followed by coagulase-negative staphylococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Klebsiella pneumoniae. (who.int)
  • In filtering bleb-associated cases, the most common offending species is Streptococcus , followed by Haemophilus influenzae and coagulase-negative staphylococci. (medscape.com)
Pathogens5
  • The prerequisites for food poisoning via coagulase-positive staphylococci are that the pathogens have sufficiently multiplied in the food product and that heat-stable enterotoxins have been secreted by the pathogens. (bund.de)
  • The Pathogen Molecular Genetics section investigates physiology and host interaction of Gram-positive pathogens with a focus on Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. (nih.gov)
  • Manuka honey has potent broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and has previously shown synergistic activity in combination with antibiotics against common wound pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus . (frontiersin.org)
  • Staphylococcus aureus (coagulase-negative) and Propionibacterium sp were found to be the most common pathogens. (umn.edu)
  • Coagulase-negative staphylococci are pathogens whom also play a distinct role in the presentation of osteomyelitis. (ukessays.com)
Staphylococcal7
  • Coagulase-positive staphylococci are important with regard to food hygiene because of their ability to produce staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs), referred to as superantigens (SAgs), and enterotoxin-like SAgs (SE-like). (bund.de)
  • Each year, around 500,000 hospital patients in the United States contract a staphylococcal infection, chiefly by S. aureus. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mobile genetic elements that are common in S. aureus include bacteriophages, pathogenicity islands, plasmids, transposons, and staphylococcal cassette chromosomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Among the wide variety of animal products that S. aureus can contaminate, milk is an ideal substrate for its growth and for the production of staphylococcal toxins that affect the quality of the milk [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • We compared the in vivo efficacies of ampicillin-sulbactam-based regimens with those of vancomycin-based oxacillin-resistant, beta-lactamase-producing coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolate (Staphylococcus haemolyticus SE220). (llu.edu)
  • Staphylococcus petrasii is recently described coagulase negative staphylococcal species and an opportunistic human pathogen, still often misidentified in clinical specimens. (muni.cz)
  • Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcal Disease. (academon.com)
Infection12
  • Although the availability of penicillin in the 1940s offered an important advance in the treatment of infection, susceptibility of S. aureus was short-lived. (cdc.gov)
  • To analyse the concentration of serum level in the voucher (one hour before the next administration of the drug dose) of vancomycin in newborns with Staphylococcus aureus infection or oxacillin-resistant coagulase-negative. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the early 1930s, doctors began to use a more streamlined test to detect the presence of an S. aureus infection by the means of coagulase testing, which enables detection of an enzyme produced by the bacterium. (wikipedia.org)
  • This occurs when multiple different types of S. aureus cause an infection within a host. (wikipedia.org)
  • Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of skin and soft tissue infection in both the health care and community settings. (cdc.gov)
  • The infection itself closely resembles endocarditis caused by S. aureus . (healthline.com)
  • Staphylococci are one of the most common causes of community- and hospital-acquired infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Rare cases of infection in the United States (1) have been caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin (minimum inhibitory concentration {MIC} greater than or equal to 8 ug/mL) * (2). (cdc.gov)
  • The Institute is also interested in topical decolonizing agents that would be effective in preventing infection to surgical sites of patients colonized with S. aureus. (nih.gov)
  • Staph Infection (Staphylococcus aureus). (academon.com)
  • Tolan, Robert R. & Baorto, Elizabeth P. Staphylococcus Aureus Infection. (academon.com)
  • ESRD patients are at higher risk in acquiring infection and colonisation with methicillin-resistant staphylococci (MRS) because they are repeatedly exposed to the hospital environment and often receive prolonged courses of antibiotics, besides being immunocompromised. (jcdr.net)
Susceptibility to vancomycin2
  • Reduction of overuse and misuse of antimicrobials will decrease the risk for emergence of staphylococci with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin. (cdc.gov)
  • Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin isolated from a patient with fatal bacteremia. (cdc.gov)
Microorganisms1
  • The latter group has often been classified as nosocomial meningitis because a different spectrum of microorganisms (ie, resistant gram-negative bacilli and staphylococci) is the more likely the etiologic agents, and different pathogenic mechanisms are associated with the development of this disease. (idsociety.org)
Resistance10
  • Since recognition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), the emergence of vancomycin resistance in S. aureus has been anticipated. (cdc.gov)
  • Statistical tests show a significant correlation between biofilm production and antibiotic resistance in S. aureus . (hindawi.com)
  • This study revealed that there is a significant correlation between biofilm production and antibiotic resistance in S. aureus isolated from raw milk. (hindawi.com)
  • Even more concerning is the changing nature of antibiotic resistance among S. aureus. (nih.gov)
  • During the period of use and availability on the market of linezolid, resistance to it has been reported in an S. aureus isolate. (nih.gov)
  • In 2012, 29 institutions around Australia participated in the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) period prevalence study of key resistances in Staphylococcus aureus associated with a range of clinical disease amongst hospital outpatients and general practice patients. (health.gov.au)
  • In 2012, the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) conducted a community-onset period-prevalence survey of clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital outpatients and general practice patients including nursing homes, long term care facilities and hospice patients. (health.gov.au)
  • Resistance in methicillin susceptible S. aureus was rare apart from erythromycin (12.8%) and was absent for vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid and daptomycin. (health.gov.au)
  • The frequency of staphylococcus multi-drugs resistance is rising. (innspub.net)
  • 2001. A sequence variant of Staphylococcus hominis with a high prevalence of oxacillin and fluoroquinolone resistance. (innspub.net)
Pathogen2
Species3
  • There is a great deal of genetic variation within the S. aureus species. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Another notable evolutionary process within the S. aureus species is its co-evolution with its human hosts. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coagulase-negative staphylococci, fungal species, and unusual gram-negative organisms also have been reported to cause chronic postoperative endophthalmitis. (medscape.com)
Bacterium3
  • Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive spherically shaped bacterium, a member of the Bacillota, and is a usual member of the microbiota of the body, frequently found in the upper respiratory tract and on the skin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Then, in 1884, German scientist Friedrich Julius Rosenbach identified Staphylococcus aureus, discriminating and separating it from Staphylococcus albus, a related bacterium. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2001) revealed that approximately 22% of the S. aureus genome is non-coding and thus can differ from bacterium to bacterium. (wikipedia.org)
MSSA1
  • showed a 1.6-day decrease in time to optimal therapy for MSSA BSI with an ID PharmD intervention of calling the physician on all S. aureus blood cultures (p = 0.002). (medscape.com)
Oxacillin-resistant1
  • Optimal strategies for the prophylaxis and therapy of endocarditis caused by oxacillin-resistant, coagulase-negative staphylococci in patients with native or prosthetic valvular heart disease are not well defined. (llu.edu)
Antimicrobial1
  • The most accurate form of antimicrobial susceptibility testing for staphylococci is a minimal inhibitory concentration method (broth dilution, agar dilution, or agar-gradient diffusion) using a full 24-hour incubation. (cdc.gov)
Resistant10
Gram-positive1
  • Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive facultatively anaerobic cocci [ 1 , 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
Pneumonia4
  • Hageman JC , Uyeki TM , Francis JS , Jernigan DB , Wheeler JG , Bridges CB , Severe community-acquired pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus , 2003-04 influenza season. (cdc.gov)
  • Labandeira-Rey M , Couzon F , Boisset S , Brown EL , Bes M , Benito Y , Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin causes necrotizing pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • Bubeck Wardenburg J , Bae T , Otto M , Deleo FR , Schneewind O . Poring over pores: alpha-hemolysin and Panton-Valentine leukocidin in Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • 16. Targeting staphylocoagulase with isoquercitrin protects mice from Staphylococcus aureus-induced pneumonia. (nih.gov)
Enzyme2
  • Utilizing this finding, we developed a novel typing method for S. aureus based on polymerase chain reaction amplification of the variable region of the coagulase gene followed by AluI restriction enzyme digestion and analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). (nih.gov)
  • Coagulase is an enzyme needed to make blood clot. (healthline.com)
Phenotypic1
  • Staphylocoagulase, a major phenotypic determinant of Staphylococcus aureus, exists in multiple allelic forms, in part because of the existence of gene variants within the 3'-end coding region. (nih.gov)
Negative10
  • Organism-specific regimens for mastitis are provided below, including those for Staphylococcus aureus , coagulase-negative staphylococci, staphylococci, streptococci, and Peptostreptococcus . (medscape.com)
  • We selected 30 patients who had staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative sepsis and used vancomycin as a treatment. (bvsalud.org)
  • What are the causes and risk factors of coagulase-negative staph? (healthline.com)
  • All blood cultures cluding coagulase-negative staphylococci, are incubated at 35 °C for at least 2 weeks. (who.int)
  • A total of nineteen Staphylococcus references, nine of which are Staphylococcus aureus and ten coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CNS), were characterized by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). (tubitak.gov.tr)
  • Gordon is interested in the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenic success of S. aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci. (nih.gov)
  • Ampicillin-Sulbactam is Effective in Prevention and Therapy of Experimental Endocarditis Caused by Beta-Lactamase-Producing Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. (llu.edu)
  • Their mosaic structure and similarity across coagulase-negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus suggest the possible exchange of these elements. (muni.cz)
  • Analysing 101 cases of nosocomial meningitis due to staphylococci other than S. aureus within last 15 years, coagulase negative staphylo. (nel.edu)
  • Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative Staphylococci may also cause ASB [12, 13]. (researchsquare.com)
Nasal2
  • One alternative approach to prophylaxis that has not been thoroughly studied is the elimination of S. aureus nasal colonization. (nih.gov)
  • This cross sectional study screened nasal swabs taken from students and healthcare workers for S. aureus . (biomedcentral.com)
Contamination1
  • Contamination of raw milk with S. aureus can occur from animal skin, mucosal surfaces, infected glands, milking equipment, milker's hands, and the environment [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
Bacteremia1
  • Since 1980, the National Nosocomial Infectious Surveillance Systems (NNIS) of the Centers of Disease Control has reported increases in the rate of S. aureus bacteremia ranging from 122% to 283% in individual hospitals. (nih.gov)
Biofilms1
  • The production of biofilms by S. aureus contributes significantly to treatment failures. (hindawi.com)
Detection1
  • Additional tests such as coagulase were done, and the identification was confirmed by the detection of the aroA gene. (hindawi.com)
Molecular2
  • Llinos completed her MSc (Aberystwyth) thesis on optimising backscattered electron imaging of cell adhesion sites for scanning electron microscopy at the AO Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland, and then a PhD titled "Molecular analysis of Staphylococcus aureus adhesins" at the University of Sheffield in collaboration with the AO. (swansea.ac.uk)
  • This involves studying the effect of relevant genes on the adhesion and biofilm formation of staphylococci to medical device surfaces using various molecular biology techniques and whole genome sequencing. (swansea.ac.uk)
Pathogenicity1
  • Within SUMS, Llinos supervises both undergraduate and postgraduate students working on a variety of staphylococci and Campylobacter pathogenicity projects in collaboration with Swansea University colleagues, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU), Public Health Wales, and AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland. (swansea.ac.uk)
Agar4
Pseudomonas1