Clinical experience and outcomes of community-acquired and nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a northern Australian hospital

Maguire, Graeme; Arthur, A.; Boustead, P.; Dwyer, Brian; Currie, Bart J.

doi:10.1016/s0195-6701(98)90076-7

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“…These isolates were usually resistant to β-lactam antibiotic but often susceptible to agents such as gentamicin, tetracycline, trimethoprim and variably erythromycin and ciprofloxacin (Maguire et al, 1998).…”

Section: Modern Applied Sciencementioning

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Performance of CHROM Agar and Oxacillin Resistant Screening Agar Base Media for Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Chronic Wound

Karthy¹,

Ranjitha²,

Mohankumar³

2009

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CHROM agar Staphylococcus aureus and Oxacillin Resistant Screening Agar Base (ORSAB) media with oxacillin were evaluated for the screening of Methicillin Resistant Saphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Among 190 samples, totally 126 confirmed Staphylococcus aureus strains were used for screening of MRSA used CHROM agar and ORSAB media were compared with the other MRSA screening media like Baird Park agar (BPA) with ciprofloxacin, Mannitol salt agar (MSA) with oxacillin, Blood agar (BA) with oxacillin and Muller Hinton agar (MHA) with oxacillin. Totally 54 MRSA strains were confirmed using PCR, among that 83% and 92% of the MRSA stains were isolated as mauve colonies on CHROM agar and blue colonies on ORSAB medium in 24 hrs incubation, compare with 64%, 61%, 50%, and 42% of the strains that were isolated on BPA, MSA, BA and MHA respectively. After 48 hrs of incubation 100%, 98%, 77%, 77%, 72% and 68% of the MRSA strains were isolated on CHROM agar, ORSAB, BPA, MSA, BA and MHA respectively. CHROM agar Staphylococcus aureus and ORSAB agar proved to be more sensitivity and specificity than other MRSA selective media. These provide an alternative for the detection of MRSA in clinical laboratories, especially when PCR is unavailable.

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Section: Modern Applied Sciencementioning

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Performance of CHROM Agar and Oxacillin Resistant Screening Agar Base Media for Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Chronic Wound

Karthy¹,

Ranjitha²,

Mohankumar³

2009

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“…The Texas Children's Hospital in Houston now reports that over 75% of community isolates are methicillin resistant, so MRSA, rather than methicillin-sensitive S aureus (MSSA), is now the dominant community pathogen (1). Increasingly, CA-MRSA is being detected around the globe (28), with multiple reports from Europe (29)(30)(31), Southeast Asia (32)(33)(34)(35) and Australia (36,37).…”

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Le Staphylococcus aureus méthicillinorésistant d’origine non nosocomiale dans les communautés autochtones du Canada

Irvine¹,

pédiatrie²

2012

Paediatrics &Amp; Child Health

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“…Forty-six of 62 (74%) MRSA infections were classified as community-acquired at an Indian Health Service outpatient clinic in a rural midwestern community (21). Community-acquired MRSA has been identified among Australian Aboriginals from remote communities in the Northern Territory (22). In their paper, Maguire et al (22) called for a community-based control program to improve housing and hygiene, control skin sepsis and make appropriate use of antibiotics.…”

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“…Community-acquired MRSA has been identified among Australian Aboriginals from remote communities in the Northern Territory (22). In their paper, Maguire et al (22) called for a community-based control program to improve housing and hygiene, control skin sepsis and make appropriate use of antibiotics.…”

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Methicillin-resistant <italic>Staphylococcus aureus</italic> in First Nations communities in Canada

2005

Paediatrics and Child Health

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Clinical experience and outcomes of community-acquired and nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a northern Australian hospital

Cited by 85 publications

References 17 publications

Performance of CHROM Agar and Oxacillin Resistant Screening Agar Base Media for Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Chronic Wound

Performance of CHROM Agar and Oxacillin Resistant Screening Agar Base Media for Detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Chronic Wound

Le Staphylococcus aureus méthicillinorésistant d’origine non nosocomiale dans les communautés autochtones du Canada

Methicillin-resistant <italic>Staphylococcus aureus</italic> in First Nations communities in Canada

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