Effectiveness of a new decolonisation regimen for eradication of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Buehlmann M et al. – Decolonisation success correlated with the number of risk factors and colonised sites. Decolonisation may be beneficial in a selected group of patients, potentially shortening duration of extended–spectrum beta–lactamase colonisation and subsequently reducing the risk for transmission. read more
Recurrent skin and soft tissue infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus requiring operative debridement
Sreeramoju P et al. – Patients with obesity or histories of methicillin–resistant S aureus infection are at significantly increased risk for recurrent soft tissue infection. read more
Genomic comparisons of USA300 Staphylococcus aureus colonizating the nose and rectum of children with skin abscesses
Lemmens N et al. – Either host characteristics associated with staphylococcal carriage or under represented bacterial genomic constructions need to be examined to determine the etiology of this site–specific colonization.
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Tigecycline activity tested against multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter spp. isolated in US medical centers (2005–2009)
Sader HS et al. – The results indicate that tigecycline has sustained potent in vitro activity and a broad spectrum against these clinically important Gram–negative pathogens causing infections in US medical centers, including multidrug–resistant organism subsets. read more
Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections of the hand
Gottschalk HP et al. – The number of community–acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) hand infections is on the rise in the community and orthopaedic population. Risk factors associated with community–acquired MRSA infections include a history of incarceration, mental illness, smoking and spider bites. read more
