Proposed definitions of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

Millar, B. Cherie; Loughrey, Anne; Elborn, J. Stuart; Moore, John E.

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2007.06.003

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“…These data are in line with reports from other localities (Chen et al, 2005;Coombs et al, 2006). In addition, three of our strains were resistant to ciprofloxacin, and susceptibility to fluoroquinolones as a marker for recognizing putative CA-pvlpositive MRSA strains may be unreliable (Millar et al, 2007). These findings further highlight the importance to public health and the clinical importance of pvl-positive MRSA.…”

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“…In Hong Kong, CA-MRSA infection is a notifiable disease, defined by clinical and epidemiological criteria (Millar et al, 2007), together with molecular characterization of the strain, as belonging to SCCmec type IV or V, and being pvlpositive (CHP, 2008). In an attempt to understand the characteristics and epidemiology of pvl-positive MRSA strains in the community in Hong Kong, we characterized 140 CA-MRSA strains isolated in 2006.…”

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Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community in Hong Kong

Cheung

Chu

et al. 2008

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community in Hong Kong Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains producing the potent tissue necrotizing toxin Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) encoded by the pvl gene, and harbouring SCCmec type IV or V elements, have been implicated as being associated with MRSA infection acquired in the community setting (Vandenesch et al., 2003; Boyle-Vavra & Daum, 2007). Since the 1990s, community-associated (CA)-MRSA infections have shown a steady increase, and are becoming a significant public-health concern. PVLpositive MRSA isolates have been shown to have distinct genetic backgrounds in different areas, for instance, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) types ST80, ST8 and ST59 were found in the major clones

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Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community in Hong Kong

Cheung

Chu

et al. 2008

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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“…Interspecies transmission of the strain CC398 (ST398) is a potential hazard and can be facilitated by frequent contact, environmental contamination and individual's immunity (Declercq et al, 2008). Three major settings were recognized according to host specification, reservoir and source of transmission (Millar et al, 2007).…”

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Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): A Review

Grema¹,

Geidam²,

Gadzama³

et al. 2015

Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci.

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“…Although its isolation from urine samples is repeatedly secondary to staphylococcal bacteremia arising in cases like endocarditis in certain patients, Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen associated with inpatients and community infections (MILLAR et al, 2007). It colonises about 30% of human population (WERTHEIM et al, 2005).…”

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In vitro inhibitory effects of the ethanol extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum and thonn.) taub. against multidrug resistant staphylococcus aureus

Olajuyigbe¹,

Afolayan²

2018

Kragujevac J Science

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ABSTRACT. In this study, the antibacterial effect of ethanol extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera was investigated in vitro against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by agar diffusion and macrobroth dilution methods. At the lowest concentration of 20 mg/ml of the ethanol extract, 100 µl produced inhibition zones that ranged between 06 and 15 ± 1.0 mm while the inhibition zones ranged between 16 ± 1.0 mm and 22 ± 1.0 mm when the isolates were tested with 100 µl of the highest concentration (100 mg/ml) of ethanol extract. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the ethanol extract were between 0.019 mg/ml and 5.0 mg/ml while its minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) ranged between 0.078 and 10.0 mg/ml. Ten strains had their MICs less than 1.0 mg/ml while the remaining S. aureus strains had their MICs at concentrations ranging between 1.25 mg/ml and 5.0 mg/ml. The degree of antibacterial activity exhibited by the extract of T. tetraptera demonstrated that its herbal medicine could be as effective as modern medicine in treating diseases associated with the test pathogenic organism and justifying its traditional use in the treatment of bacterial infections.

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Proposed definitions of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

Cited by 104 publications

References 9 publications

Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community in Hong Kong

Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community in Hong Kong

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): A Review

In vitro inhibitory effects of the ethanol extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum and thonn.) taub. against multidrug resistant staphylococcus aureus

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