in contrast to the remainder of the Staphyloccocus aureus group which are referred to as methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA). Both MRSA and MSSA can cause infection but individuals
genes. the presence of agri and elastin-binding protein ( ebps ) genes was significantly associated with biofilm production in mssa and mrsa isolates, respectively. in addition, agri gene was also significantly correlated with oxacillin, cefoxitin, and fluoroquinolone resistance . conclusions the high...
In addition, it was found for the first time that combined SII + SIRI + D-dimer had a good sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of NP.Peer Review reports Background A rare form of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is necrotizing pneumonia (NP), which is marked by severe...
Multi-strategy improved SSA (MSSA) The standard SSA still has some shortcomings, such as easy to fall into local optimum and low accuracy in the later stage of the search. To address these issues, this paper employs several strategies to improve SSA. Firstly, the population is initialized usin...
KJA is known to be a seco-rig compound because of the presence of an H-atom at each terminal group of the compound [6, 7]. The KJA is constituted of a tetra-rings system in a fused configuration. The rings A/B/C and D form conjugation as C/D, A/B, and B/C forms by ...
aureus (MSSA) and MRSA [1]. Bone infection, at sites of relatively poor vascularity, can be difficult to treat, often requiring prolonged courses of antimicrobial therapy in association with surgical drainage or debridement [2,3,4]. The delayed or ineffective treatment causes significant morbidity...
The bactericidal impact of Berberis Decoctum D2 could be confirmed by demonstrating the same effects on clinical isolates of MSSA (abscess-associated 1883, catheter-associated 2114, wound swab 2289) and on one clinical isolate of a multi-drug resistant strain MRSA (wound swab 4331). Because B....
Bacterial biofilm: a mini-review of an emerging life form of bacteria. Acta Medica Transilvanica. 2017;22(4):68–71. Google Scholar Costerton JW, Stewart PS, Greenberg EP. Bacterial biofilms: a common cause of persistent infections. Science. 1999;284(5418):1318–22. https://doi.org/...
(discussed later in this review). The enaction of federal legislation (GINA 2008, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act) now protects patients who obtain genetic testing from any form of financial, health or other discrimination, facilitating implementation of diagnostic genetic testing when appropriate...
in the AllStaph aureuspatients (MRSA and methicillin-sensitiveStaph aureus(MSSA)), 30-day all-cause mortality in MRSA patients, and clinical response at later timepoints. The company plans to conduct an interim futility analysis following the enrollment of approximately 60% ...