2015
Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Decade following Implementation of an Active Detection and Isolation Program
Nelson MU, Bizzarro MJ, Baltimore RS, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Decade following Implementation of an Active Detection and Isolation Program. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2015, 53: 2492-2501. PMID: 26019206, PMCID: PMC4508396, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00470-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA, BacterialEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular TypingRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsVirulence FactorsConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusIntensive care unitMRSA colonizationMolecular epidemiologyCare unitStaphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IIAccessory gene regulator (agr) groupsMRSA colonization rateToxic shock syndrome toxinAgr group 1Exfoliative toxin AStaphylococcus aureusPotential virulence factor genesVirulence factor genesMRSA infectionSignificant morbidityClinical differencesPatient daysPulsed-field gel electrophoresisToxin AUSA300 strainGroup 1Continued vigilanceInfection
2002
Antimicrobial Activities of BMS-284756 Compared with Those of Fluoroquinolones and β-Lactams against Gram-Positive Clinical Isolates
Bassetti M, Dembry L, Farrel P, Callan D, Andriole V. Antimicrobial Activities of BMS-284756 Compared with Those of Fluoroquinolones and β-Lactams against Gram-Positive Clinical Isolates. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2002, 46: 234-238. PMID: 11751142, PMCID: PMC126992, DOI: 10.1128/aac.46.1.234-238.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMS-284756Clinical isolatesGram-positive clinical isolatesResistant coagulase-negative staphylococciBeta-hemolytic streptococciAmoxicillin-clavulanic acidPositive clinical isolatesResistant Staphylococcus aureusCoagulase-negative staphylococciPiperacillin-tazobactamStreptococcus viridansStreptococcus pneumoniaeStaphylococcus aureusΒ-lactamsActive agentsIsolatesCeftriaxoneAntibacterial activityImipenemMoxifloxacinPneumoniaeViridansFluoroquinolones