Listar por tema "MRSA"

Activity of Oxacillin versus That of Vancomycin against Oxacillin-Susceptible mecA-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates Evaluated by Population Analyses, Time-Kill Assays, and a Murine Thigh Infection Model

Labrou, M.; Michail, G.; Ntokou, E.; Pittaras, T. E.; Pournaras, S.; Tsakris, A. (2012)

We compared the activity of dicloxacillin with that of vancomycin against 15 oxacillin-susceptible, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (OS-MRSA) clinical isolates. By population analyses, we found that 6 OS-MRSA ...

Detection of mutations in the FemXAB protein family in oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates

Giannouli, S.; Labrou, M.; Kyritsis, A.; Ikonomidis, A.; Pournaras, S.; Stathopoulos, C.; Tsakris, A. (2010)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains that express the mecA gene but are oxacillin susceptible (OS-MRSA; oxacillin MIC < 2 mg/L) are increasingly reported. To gain molecular and functional insights on ...

Fusidic acid and clindamycin resistance in community-associated, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in children of Central Greece

Katopodis, G. D.; Grivea, I. N.; Tsantsaridou, A. J.; Pournaras, S.; Petinaki, E.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2010)

Introduction: In Greece, fusidic acid and clindamycin are commonly used for the empiric therapy of suspected staphylococcal infections. Methods: The medical records of children examined at the outpatient clinics or admitted ...

Isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp. from ready-to-eat fish products

Sergelidis, D.; Abrahim, A.; Papadopoulos, T.; Soultos, N.; Martziou, E.; Koulourida, V.; Govaris, A.; Pexara, A.; Zdragas, A.; Papa, A. (2014)

A hundred samples from ready-to-eat (RTE) fish products were examined for the presence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp. Staphylococci were isolated from 43% of these samples (n=100). The identified ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among companion and food-chain animals: impact of human contacts

Petinaki, E.; Spiliopoulou, I. (2012)

Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18: 626634 Abstract Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the major pathogens in humans, is a cause of infection and colonization among animals. The increasing number of ...

Occurrence and antibiotic resistance of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in raw ovine and caprine milk in Greece

Pexara A., Solomakos N., Sergelidis D., Angelidis A.S., Govaris A. (2016)

Ovine (n = 140) and caprine (n = 35) raw bulk tank milk samples from farms in central Greece were examined for the occurrence of enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus. The S. aureus isolates were screened for staphylococcal ...

Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in milk and dairy products

Pexara, A.; Solomakos, N.; Govaris, A. (2013)

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic Gram positive pathogen and the causative agent of many human and animal diseases. It is also an important human foodbome pathogen. Certain strains of S. aureus can produce ...

Spread of Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes during a 3-year period in Greece.

Chini, V.; Petinaki, E.; Foka, A.; Paratiras, S.; Dimitracopoulos, G.; Spiliopoulou, I. (2006)

Three collections of Staphylococcus aureus isolates (n = 1058) were investigated to assess the spread of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing strains in Greece and their association with skin and soft-tissue :infections ...