Impact of Outpatient Antibiotic Use on Carriage of Ampicillin-Resistant Escherichia coli
Samore MH et al. – Examining changes in both resistant and susceptible organisms in antibiotic–treated individuals and their close contacts improves understanding of antibiotic selection pressure. read more
Management of serious meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: what are the limits?
Ian M. Goulda, , , Roberto Caudab, Silvano Espositoc, Francesco Gudiold, Teresita Mazzeie and Javier Garauf
a Department of Medical Microbiology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, UK
b Departments of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology, Gerontology, and Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
c Department of Infectious Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
d Service of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
e Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
f Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain read more
Surgical Site Infections
Anderson DJ – Aggressive surgical debridement and effective antimicrobial therapy are needed to optimize the treatment of surgical site infections. read more
Comparison of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Sepsis Caused by Vibrio vulnificus and Staphylococcus aureus
Tsai Y–H et al. – Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Vibrio vulnificus and Staphylococcus aureus is a surgical emergency. Vibrio vulnificus infection progresses more rapidly and the clinical characteristics are more fulminant than either methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus or methicillin–sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infection. read more
Prevalence of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection among infants at a level III neonatal intensive care unit
Maraqa NF et al. – Colonization is a risk factor for infection with MRSA (methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in NICUs (neonatal intensive care units). Clinical cultures underestimate MRSA affected infants in NICUs, whereas active surveillance cultures could detect MRSA affected infants earlier and limit nosocomial spread. read more
