2021
Impact of mass administration of azithromycin as a preventive treatment on the prevalence and resistance of nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus
Hema-Ouangraoua S, Tranchot-Diallo J, Zongo I, Kabore N, Nikièma F, Yerbanga R, Tinto H, Chandramohan D, Ouedraogo G, Greenwood B, Ouedraogo J. Impact of mass administration of azithromycin as a preventive treatment on the prevalence and resistance of nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257190. PMID: 34644317, PMCID: PMC8513893, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministration of azithromycinSerious illnessS. aureusEffectiveness of azithromycinMalaria transmission seasonVulnerable pediatric populationS. aureus isolatesImpact of azithromycinNasal carriageRespiratory infectionsSulfadoxine-pyrimethaminePediatric populationClinical trialsAzithromycin resistanceNasal swabsAureus isolatesTransmission seasonAzithromycinPrevalent strainsMajor causeAdministrationPlaceboStaphylococcus aureusChildrenIllness
2011
Low Prevalence of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Isolates among Connecticut Veterans
Fink SL, Martinello RA, Campbell SM, Murray TS. Low Prevalence of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Isolates among Connecticut Veterans. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2011, 56: 582-583. PMID: 22064529, PMCID: PMC3256079, DOI: 10.1128/aac.05024-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureusMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusHeterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus IsolatesVancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureusLow-prevalence populationsStaphylococcus aureus isolatesStaphylococcus aureusPrevalence populationsRoutine screeningVeterans HospitalLow prevalenceAureus isolatesCurve analysisResistance detectionAureusIsolatesPatientsHospitalPrevalenceEtest
2008
Strain-Relatedness of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Recovered from Patients with Repeated Infection
Huang SS, Diekema DJ, Warren DK, Zuccotti G, Winokur PL, Tendolkar S, Boyken L, Datta R, Jones RM, Ward MA, Aubrey T, Onderdonk AB, Garcia C, Platt R. Strain-Relatedness of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Recovered from Patients with Repeated Infection. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008, 46: 1241-1247. PMID: 18444862, PMCID: PMC2723744, DOI: 10.1086/529381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus IsolatesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) detectionStaphylococcus aureus isolatesMRSA infectionRepeated infectionsInvasive diseaseLate infectionAureus isolatesInfectionSame strainInitial detectionMost casesStaphylococcus aureus detectionIsolatesPatientsDiseaseWeeks
2006
Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia Due to Staphylococcus aureus, 2003–04 Influenza Season - Volume 12, Number 6—June 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Hageman JC, Uyeki TM, Francis JS, Jernigan DB, Wheeler JG, Bridges CB, Barenkamp SJ, Sievert DM, Srinivasan A, Doherty MC, McDougal LK, Killgore GE, Lopatin UA, Coffman R, MacDonald JK, McAllister SK, Fosheim GE, Patel JB, McDonald LC. Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia Due to Staphylococcus aureus, 2003–04 Influenza Season - Volume 12, Number 6—June 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006, 12: 894-899. PMID: 16707043, PMCID: PMC3373026, DOI: 10.3201/eid1206.051141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolCommunity-Acquired InfectionsDNA, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFemaleGenotypeHumansInfantInfluenza, HumanMaleMethicillin ResistanceMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedOrthomyxoviridaePneumonia, BacterialStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusConceptsMethicillin-resistant S. aureusCommunity-acquired pneumoniaSevere community-acquired pneumoniaStaphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type IVaInfectious Diseases journal - CDCHigh influenza activityInfluenza virus infectionPanton-Valentine leukocidinPulsed-field gel electrophoresis patternsS. aureus isolatesEmpiric therapySevere communityInfluenza seasonMedian ageMRSA isolatesRisk factorsHigh prevalenceVirus infectionInfluenza activityAureus isolatesLaboratory evidenceType IVaPatientsGel electrophoresis patternsPneumonia
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