Phenotypic Variation as an Important Aspect of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis .
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Morrison, D. (in press)
Phenotypic Variation as an Important Aspect of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis . Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology,
An editorial which frames the Research Topic's aims and objectives placing its findings in a broader context.
Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci are ...
A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants
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Marano, R. B., Fernandes, T., Manaia, C. M., Nunes, O., Morrison, D., Berendonk, T. U., …Cytryn, E. (2020)
A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants. Environment International, 144, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106035
The World Health Organization Global Action Plan recommends integrated surveillance programs as crucial strategies for monitoring antibiotic resistance. Although several natio...
Tracking Staphylococcus aureus in the intensive care unit using Whole-Genome Sequencing
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Dancer, S. J., Adams, C. E., Smith, J., Pichon, B., Kearns, A., & Morrison, D. (2019)
Tracking Staphylococcus aureus in the intensive care unit using Whole-Genome Sequencing. Journal of Hospital Infection, 103(1), 13-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.04.016
Background: Staphylococcus aureus remains an important bacterial pathogen worldwide. This study utilized known staphylococcal epidemiology to track S. aureus between different...
Typing of methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Tamilnadu, India using DNA fingerprints by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
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Rajaduraipandi, K., Morrison, D., Mani, M., Nambirajan, G., Panneerselvam, K., Shobana, S., …Manikandan, P. (2014)
Typing of methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Tamilnadu, India using DNA fingerprints by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Acta Biologica Szegediens, 58(2), 171-177
MRSA infection is alarming particularly in hospital set ups/community. We typed 43 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) based on genomic DNA restriction fragment ...
Usefulness of mec-associated direct repeat unit (dru) typing in the epidemiological analysis of highly clonal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Scotland
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Goering, R., Morrison, D., Al-Doori, Z., Edwards, G., & Gemmell, C. (2008)
Usefulness of mec-associated direct repeat unit (dru) typing in the epidemiological analysis of highly clonal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Scotland. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 14(10), 964-969. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02073.x
The incidence of the epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (EMRSA) strains EMRSA-15 and EMRSA-16 in Scotland has increased dramatically, now accounting for c. 7...
A European laboratory network for sequence-based typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) as a communication platform between human and veterinary medicine - an update on SeqNet.org
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Friedrich, A. W., Witte, W., De Lencastre, H., Hryniewicz, W., Scheres, J., Westh, H., & SeqNet.Org participants, . (2008)
A European laboratory network for sequence-based typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) as a communication platform between human and veterinary medicine - an update on SeqNet.org. Eurosurveillance, 13(4-6), https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.19.18862-en
No abstract available.
Detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Panton-Valentine leukocidin directly from clinical samples and the development of a multiplex assay using real-time polymerase chain reaction
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Renwick, L., Hardie, A., Girvan, E. K., Smith, M., Leadbetter, G., Claas, E., …Templeton, K. E. (2008)
Detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Panton-Valentine leukocidin directly from clinical samples and the development of a multiplex assay using real-time polymerase chain reaction. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 27(9), 791-796. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-008-0503-9
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major pathogen responsible for significant numbers of healthcare-associated infections and isolates containing Panton-Va...
Scalded Skin Syndrome Caused by a Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus of a type not commonly associated with exfoliative toxins in Scotland
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Soliman, R. S., Morrison, D., Husselbee, K., & Phillips, G. (2007)
Scalded Skin Syndrome Caused by a Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus of a type not commonly associated with exfoliative toxins in Scotland. Scottish Medical Journal, 52, 53-53. https://doi.org/10.1258/rsmsmj.52.4.53a
A three-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital with a three-day history of chickenpox and a one-day history of fever and enlarging skin lesions on his chest, trunk, and aro...
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Poland:
further evidence for the changing epidemiology
of MRSA.
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Bogut, A., Kozioł-Montewka, M., Baranowicz, I., Józ’wiak, L., Al-Doori, Z., Morrison, D., …Ksia˛z’ek, A. (2007)
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Poland:
further evidence for the changing epidemiology
of MRSA. The new microbiologica. 31, 229-234. ISSN 1121-7138
This study reports the isolation of CA-MRSA strain which was found to colonize the nasal mucosa of a patient undergoing haemodialysis treatment. The MRSA was subjected to mole...
Low-level exposure of MRSA to octenidine dihydrochloride does not select for resistance
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Al-Doori, Z., Goroncy-Bermes, P., Gemmell, C. G., & Morrison, D. (2007)
Low-level exposure of MRSA to octenidine dihydrochloride does not select for resistance. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 59(6), 1280-1281. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkm092
No abstract available.