News tagged with staphylococcus aureus
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Cigarette smoke boosts virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Exposure to cigarette smoke has long been associated with increased frequency of respiratory infections—which are harder to treat in smoke-exposed people than in those who lack such exposures. Now Ritwij Kulkarni of Columbia ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Cardiovascular IED infections have distinct features, outcomes
(HealthDay)—Cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have distinct clinical features and outcomes, ...
Cardiology
Oct 14, 2012 |
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Novel non-antibiotic agents against MRSA and common strep infections
Menachem Shoham, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has discovered novel antivirulence drugs that, without killing the bacteria, render Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Au ...
Medical research
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Vitamin B3 may offer new tool in fight against 'superbugs'
A new study suggests that nicotinamide, more commonly known as vitamin B3, may be able to combat some of the antibiotic-resistance staph infections that are increasingly common around the world, have killed thousands and ...
Medical research
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Less commonly prescribed antibiotic may be better
The antibiotic most commonly prescribed to treat bloodstream infections in dialysis patients may not always be the best choice, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Chronic exposure to staph bacteria may be risk factor for lupus, study finds
Chronic exposure to even small amounts of staph bacteria could be a risk factor for the chronic inflammatory disease lupus, Mayo Clinic research shows. Staph, short for Staphylococcus aureus, is a germ commonly found on the ...
Immunology
Aug 08, 2012 |
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Repeated exposure to triclosan reduces virulence in S. aureus
Repeated laboratory exposures to triclosan reduced susceptibility to antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus, but probably not sufficiently to render commonly used antibiotics ineffective, according to a paper in the June 2012 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 21, 2012 |
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How alert hospital employees improved hospital's MSRA infection rate
A better way to improve organizations using overlooked employee talent has taken a top award from a notable management group. Marguerite Schneider, an associate professor in NJIT School of Management, is the ...
Other
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Scientists solve 1,000 protein structures from infectious disease organisms
Investigators at the Center for Structural Genomics of Infectious Diseases (CSGID) and the Seattle Structural Genomics Center for Infectious Disease (SSGCID) announced today that they reached a significant milestone by determining ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 05, 2012 |
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Phylogenomic analysis reveals origin, spread of MRSA clone
(HealthDay) -- Phylogenomic analysis has revealed details about the emergence and transmission of a major methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone, EMRSA-16, according to research published online ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2012 |
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Impact of MRSA nasal colonization on surgical site infections after gastrointestinal surgery
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) nasal colonization is associated with longer hospital stays and an increase in surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery, according to ...
Surgery
May 20, 2012 |
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National handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection
An evaluation of the national cleanyourhands campaign shows for the first time that an effective hand-hygiene campaign, undertaken in the context of a high profile political drive, can successfully reduce some healthcare ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 04, 2012 |
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MRSA tailors virulence mechanisms to the hospital setting
(Medical Xpress) -- In the hospital environment where antibiotic usage is extremely high, it seems that healthcare associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has cleverly adapted for survival.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 25, 2012 |
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S. aureus, enterotoxins ID'd in atopic keratoconjunctivitis
(HealthDay) -- Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and S. aureus-secreted enterotoxins (SE) are frequently found in patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC), particularly in those with corneal ulcerat ...
Inflammatory disorders
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Scientists link quickly spreading gene to Asian MRSA epidemic
National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and their colleagues in China have described a rapidly emerging Staphylococcus aureus gene, called sasX, which plays a pivotal role in establishing methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) ...
Genetics
Apr 22, 2012 |
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