[HTML][HTML] Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in humans, Europe

…, J Pászti, H Hardardottir, A Rossney… - Emerging infectious …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To estimate the proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates
from humans that were sequence type (ST) 398, we surveyed 24 laboratories in 17 countries …

Evaluation of Molecular Typing Methods in Characterizing a European Collection of Epidemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains: the HARMONY …

…, W Hryniewicz, A Rossney… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
We analyzed a representative sample of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
from 11 European countries (referred to as the HARMONY collection) using three …

The Emergence and Importation of Diverse Genotypes of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Harboring the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Gene (pvl) Reveal …

AS Rossney, AC Shore, PM Morgan… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) carrying pvl is
an emerging problem worldwide. CA-MRSA tends to harbor staphylococcal cassette …

Seven Novel Variants of the Staphylococcal Chromosomal Cassette mec in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Ireland

A Shore, AS Rossney, CT Keane… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates recovered in Irish hospitals
between 1971 and 2002 were characterized using multilocus sequence typing (MLST) (n = 130) …

Evaluation of the Xpert Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Assay Using the GeneXpert Real-Time PCR Platform for Rapid Detection of MRSA from …

AS Rossney, CM Herra, GI Brennan… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
The need for rapid methods to accurately detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) is widely acknowledged, and a number of molecular assays are commercially …

Characterization of a Novel Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element (ACME) and Staphylococcal Chromosomal Cassette mec Composite Island with Significant Homology …

AC Shore, AS Rossney, OM Brennan… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME) is prevalent among methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates of sequence type 8 (ST8) and staphylococcal …

Production of the Bsa Lantibiotic by Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Strains

…, RW Jack, PM O'Connor, A Rossney… - Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Lantibiotics are antimicrobial peptides that have been the focus of much attention in recent
years with a view to clinical, veterinary, and food applications. Although many lantibiotics are …

Detection of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec-associated DNA segments in multiresistant methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and …

AC Shore, AS Rossney, B O'Connell… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) can arise from methicillin-resistant S.
aureus (MRSA) following partial or complete excision of staphylococcal cassette …

Enhanced Discrimination of Highly Clonal ST22-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus IV Isolates Achieved by Combining spa, dru, and Pulsed-Field Gel …

AC Shore, AS Rossney, PM Kinnevey… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
ST22-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus type IV (ST22-MRSA-IV) is endemic in Irish
hospitals and is designated antibiogram-resistogram type-pulsed-field group (AR-PFG) 06-…

Investigation of Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Patients in Ireland and Evaluation of Agar Screening …

MM Fitzgibbon, AS Rossney… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates (n = 3,189) from 2,990 patients
were investigated by agar screening and by the Etest macromethod for reduced …