Search Results - "Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity"

Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review by Torres, Antoni, Chalmers, James D., Dela Cruz, Charles S., Dominedò, Cristina, Kollef, Marin, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Niederman, Michael, Wunderink, Richard G.

“…Purpose Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is still associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. In this point-of-view review paper, a group of…”
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Are bloodstream leukocytes Trojan Horses for the metastasis of Staphylococcus aureus? by Thwaites, Guy E., Gant, Vanya

“…Bacteraemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus infections can lead to life-threatening metastatic infections. Thwaites and Gant propose that neutrophils form a…”
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Severe community-onset pneumonia in healthy adults caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes by Francis, John S, Doherty, Meg C, Lopatin, Uri, Johnston, Cecilia P, Sinha, Gita, Ross, Tracy, Cai, Mian, Hansel, Nadia N, Perl, Trish, Ticehurst, John R, Carroll, Karen, Thomas, David L, Nuermberger, Eric, Bartlett, John G

“…Recent worldwide reports of community-onset skin abscesses, outbreaks of furunculosis, and severe pneumonia associated with methicillin-resistant…”
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Relationships among superantigen toxin gene profiles, genotypes, and pathogenic characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from bovine mastitis by Wang, Dong, Zhang, Limei, Yong, Changfu, Shen, Mingliang, Ali, Tariq, Shahid, Muhammad, Han, Kun, Zhou, Xuezhang, Han, Bo

“…Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major etiological agents of bovine mastitis, harboring a wide variety of staphylococcal superantigen (SAg) toxin genes. The…”
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Sortase, a universal target for therapeutic agents against gram-positive bacteria? by Cossart, P, Jonquières, R

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A transglutaminase from Chinese shrimp ( Fenneropenaeus chinensis), full-length cDNA cloning, tissue localization and expression profile after challenge by Liu, Yi-Chen, Li, Fu-Hua, Wang, Bing, Dong, Bo, Zhang, Qing-Li, Luan, Wei, Zhang, Xiao-Jun, Xiang, Jian-Hai

“…Transglutaminase can catalyze the cross-linking reaction between soluble clotting protein molecules from the plasma for prevention of excess blood loss from a…”
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MRSA infection and close caregivers by Kristoffersen, Anne K, Ursin, Mikal M

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Pathogenicity and virulence of Staphylococcus aureus by Cheung, Gordon Y. C., Bae, Justin S., Otto, Michael

“…Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most frequent worldwide causes of morbidity and mortality due to an infectious agent. This pathogen can cause a wide…”
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Development of a vaccine against Staphylococcus aureus invasive infections: Evidence based on human immunity, genetics and bacterial evasion mechanisms by Miller, Lloyd S, Fowler, Vance G, Shukla, Sanjay K, Rose, Warren E, Proctor, Richard A

“…ABSTRACT Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in both hospital and community settings, especially with the…”
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A good reason to be on guard by Høiby, Ernst Arne

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Novel antibody–antibiotic conjugate eliminates intracellular S. aureus by Lehar, Sophie M., Pillow, Thomas, Xu, Min, Staben, Leanna, Kajihara, Kimberly K., Vandlen, Richard, DePalatis, Laura, Raab, Helga, Hazenbos, Wouter L., Hiroshi Morisaki, J., Kim, Janice, Park, Summer, Darwish, Martine, Lee, Byoung-Chul, Hernandez, Hilda, Loyet, Kelly M., Lupardus, Patrick, Fong, Rina, Yan, Donghong, Chalouni, Cecile, Luis, Elizabeth, Khalfin, Yana, Plise, Emile, Cheong, Jonathan, Lyssikatos, Joseph P., Strandh, Magnus, Koefoed, Klaus, Andersen, Peter S., Flygare, John A., Wah Tan, Man, Brown, Eric J., Mariathasan, Sanjeev

“…Staphylococcus aureus is considered to be an extracellular pathogen. However, survival of S. aureus within host cells may provide a reservoir relatively…”
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Exploring phenotypic and genotypic diversity among methicillin-resistant, vancomycin-resistant, and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus by Bakeer, Walid, Gaafar, Marwa, El-Gendy, Ahmed O., El Badry, M. A., Alblwi, Noaf Abdullah N., Selim, Heba M. R. M., Alharbi, Nada K., Bendary, Mahmoud M.

“…Background: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a global concern owing to the increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains…”
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Implications of identifying the recently defined members of the Staphylococcus aureus complex S. argenteus and S. schweitzeri: a position paper of members of the ESCMID Study Group for Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Diseases (ESGS) by Becker, K, Schaumburg, F, Kearns, A, Larsen, A R, Lindsay, J A, Skov, R L, Westh, H

“…Staphylococcus argenteus and Staphylococcus schweitzeri, previously known as divergent Staphylococcus aureus clonal lineages, have been recently established as…”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Molecular Characterization, Evolution, and Epidemiology by Lakhundi, Sahreena, Zhang, Kunyan

“…, a major human pathogen, has a collection of virulence factors and the ability to acquire resistance to most antibiotics. This ability is further augmented by…”
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Staphylococcus aureus infections: epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management by Tong, Steven Y C, Davis, Joshua S, Eichenberger, Emily, Holland, Thomas L, Fowler, Jr, Vance G

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that causes a wide range of clinical infections. It is a leading cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis…”
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The cytotoxic Staphylococcus aureus PSMα3 reveals a cross-α amyloid-like fibril by Tayeb-Fligelman, Einav, Tabachnikov, Orly, Moshe, Asher, Goldshmidt-Tran, Orit, Sawaya, Michael R, Coquelle, Nicolas, Colletier, Jacques-Philippe, Landau, Meytal

“…Amyloids are ordered protein aggregates, found in all kingdoms of life, and are involved in aggregation diseases as well as in physiological activities. In…”
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Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Review by Tong, Steven Y C, Fowler, Jr, Vance G, Skalla, Lesley, Holland, Thomas L

“…Staphylococcus aureus, a gram-positive bacterium, is the leading cause of death from bacteremia worldwide, with a case fatality rate of 15% to 30% and an…”
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Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: pathogenesis and regulatory mechanisms by Kwiecinski, Jakub M, Horswill, Alexander R

“…•Phagocytes play both protective and detrimental roles in containing bloodstream S. aureus.•S. aureus hijacks the host coagulation system and uses it to bind…”
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Global changes in Staphylococcus aureus virulence and metabolism during colonization of healthy skin by Enroth, Timothy J., Severn, Morgan M., Costa, Flavia G., Bovee, Alyson R., Wilkening, Reid V., Nguyen, Dustin T., Langouët-Astrié, Christophe, Horswill, Alexander R.

“…Staphylococcus aureus is a major global agent of skin and soft tissue infections. S. aureus colonizes the skin transiently, an important precursor to…”
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S. aureus drives itch and scratch-induced skin damage through a V8 protease-PAR1 axis by Deng, Liwen, Costa, Flavia, Blake, Kimbria J, Choi, Samantha, Chandrabalan, Arundhasa, Yousuf, Muhammad Saad, Shiers, Stephanie, Dubreuil, Daniel, Vega-Mendoza, Daniela, Rolland, Corinne, Deraison, Celine, Voisin, Tiphaine, Bagood, Michelle D, Wesemann, Lucia, Frey, Abigail M, Palumbo, Joseph S, Wainger, Brian J, Gallo, Richard L, Leyva-Castillo, Juan-Manuel, Vergnolle, Nathalie, Price, Theodore J, Ramachandran, Rithwik, Horswill, Alexander R, Chiu, Isaac M

“…Itch is an unpleasant sensation that evokes a desire to scratch. The skin barrier is constantly exposed to microbes and their products. However, the role of…”
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