Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) : etiology, at-risk populations and treatment / Charles L. Kolendi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kolendi, Charles L.

Series:

Bacteriology research developments series.

Bacteriology research developments series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Methicillin resistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (582 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is a bacterium responsible for difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It may also be referred to as multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is by definition a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to a large group of antibiotics called the beta-lactams, which include the penicillins and the cephalosporins. MRSA was identified as a nosocomial pathogen in the 1960's. MRSA acquisition has traditionally been linked to health care settings and specific patient populations. Established risk factors for MRSA infection include older age, recent hospitalization or surgery, past antimicrobial therapy, residence in a long-term care facility, dialysis, indwelling percutaneous devices and cathethers. This new and important book gathers the latest research from around the globe in this field and focuses on such topics as: risk factors for MRSA in a pediatric surgical ward, MRSA treatments, the anatomy of an outbreak, and others.

Contents:

The case for MRSA and treatment of methicilllin resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Manal M. Baddour

Therapeutic options for intracellular MRSA : current views and perspectives / Sandrine Lemaire, Paul M. Tulkens, and Francoise Van Bambeke

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) / Dong Choon Park, Sun Kyu Lee, Seung Geun Yeo

Hospital and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bone and joint infections / Ilker Uckay ... [et al.]

MRSA : the virulence, epidemiology, and perspective diagnostics and therapy / Julianna Kurlenda and Mariusz Grinholc

Recent advances in medicinal chemistry of new quinolones with potential anti-MRSA activity / Saeed Emami

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : etiology, at-risk populations, and treatment / Mine Hosgor-Limoncu ... [et al.]

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections : characteristics and treatment options / A. Rodriguez- Guardado ... [et al.]

The anatomy of an outbreak : lessons learned from an outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among newborns and a review of the literature / Nevio Cimolai

The emerging and the re-emerging of antimicrobial-resistant gram-positive cocci : evidences supporting novel pharmaceutical weapons / Roberto Manfredi

DHEA-mediated phenotypic alterations in Staphylococcal cell wall architecture / Balbina J. Plotkin and Monika I. Konaklieva

Risk factors for carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospitalization in a pediatric surgical ward / Koichi Ohno

Populations at-risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection / Tze Shien Lo ... [et al.]

Staphylococcus aureus : risk factors for oronasal transmission and dental aspect / E. Bahar Tuna ... [et al.]

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment / H. Richard Weiner

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : characterization, risk factors, and treatment / Hossam M. Ashour

The changing pattern of infections with MRSA and other organisms after major reconstructive surgery of the maxillofacial region / CME Avery

The phenomenon of antibiotic resistance in an evolutionary perspective / Roberto Manfredi.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-243-8