Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

"Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A strain of Staphylococcus aureus that is non-susceptible to the action of METHICILLIN. The mechanism of resistance usually involves modification of normal or the presence of acquired PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEINS.

Descriptor ID	D055624
MeSH Number(s)	B03.300.390.400.800.750.100.500 B03.353.500.750.750.100.500 B03.510.100.750.750.100.500 B03.510.400.790.750.100.500
Concept/Terms	Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria [B03.300.390]
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods [B03.300.390.400]
Staphylococcaceae [B03.300.390.400.800]
Staphylococcus [B03.300.390.400.800.750]
Staphylococcus aureus [B03.300.390.400.800.750.100]
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus [B03.300.390.400.800.750.100.500]
Firmicutes [B03.353]
Bacillales [B03.353.500]
Staphylococcaceae [B03.353.500.750]
Staphylococcus [B03.353.500.750.750]
Staphylococcus aureus [B03.353.500.750.750.100]
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus [B03.353.500.750.750.100.500]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Bacillales [B03.510.100]
Staphylococcaceae [B03.510.100.750]
Staphylococcus [B03.510.100.750.750]
Staphylococcus aureus [B03.510.100.750.750.100]
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus [B03.510.100.750.750.100.500]
Gram-Positive Cocci [B03.510.400]
Staphylococcaceae [B03.510.400.790]
Staphylococcus [B03.510.400.790.750]
Staphylococcus aureus [B03.510.400.790.750.100]
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus [B03.510.400.790.750.100.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus".

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Bar chart showing 81 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	9	1	10
2010	4	1	5
2011	6	2	8
2012	4	2	6
2013	5	3	8
2014	7	1	8
2015	6	0	6
2016	4	2	6
2017	5	2	7
2018	1	0	1
2019	3	1	4
2020	3	2	5
2021	2	0	2
2022	4	0	4
2023	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus" by people in Profiles.

Teplitzky TB, Kou YF, Bozkanat KM, Johnson RF, Chorney SR. Pathogenic bacteria in bronchoalveolar lavage cultures and pediatric laryngotracheal reconstruction outcomes. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 05; 58(5):1438-1443.

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Tarabichi S, Goh GS, Zanna L, Qadiri QS, Baker CM, Gehrke T, Citak M, Parvizi J. Time to Positivity of Cultures Obtained for Periprosthetic Joint Infection. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 01 18; 105(2):107-112.

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Britto C, Mohorianu I, Yeung T, Cheung E, Novak T, Hall MW, Mourani PM, Weiss SL, Thomas NJ, Markovitz B, Randolph AG, Moffitt KL. Host Respiratory Transcriptome Signature Associated with Poor Outcome in Children with Influenza-Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia. J Infect Dis. 2022 09 28; 226(7):1286-1294.

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Ludwick L, Siqueira M, Shohat N, Sherman MB, Streicher S, Parvizi J. For Patients With Acute PJI Treated With Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention, What Factors Are Associated With Systemic Sepsis and Recurrent or Persistent Infection in Septic Patients? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2022 08 01; 480(8):1491-1500.

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Chiotos K, Fitzgerald JC, Hayes M, Dashefsky H, Metjian TA, Woods-Hill C, Biedron L, Stinson H, Ku BC, Robbins Tighe S, Weiss SL, Balamuth F, Schriver E, Gerber JS. Improving Vancomycin Stewardship in Critically Ill Children. Pediatrics. 2022 04 01; 149(4).

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Harrison C, Zent R, Schneck E, Flynn CE, Drees M. Infection prevention versus antimicrobial stewardship: Does nasal povidone-iodine interfere with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 07; 43(7):945-947.

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Rondon AJ, Paziuk T, Gutman MJ, Williams GR, Namdari S. Spacers for life: high mortality rate associated with definitive treatment of shoulder periprosthetic infection with permanent antibiotic spacer. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2021 Dec; 30(12):e732-e740.

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Hebden J, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M. Journal club: Stopping the routine use of contact precautions for management of MRSA and VRE at three academic medical centers: An interrupted time series analysis. Am J Infect Control. 2020 12; 48(12):1562-1563.

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Guthrie JL, Teatero S, Hirai S, Fortuna A, Rosen D, Mallo GV, Campbell J, Pelude L, Golding G, Simor AE, Patel SN, McGeer A, Fittipaldi N. Genomic Epidemiology of Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Hospitalized Individuals in Ontario, Canada. J Infect Dis. 2020 11 13; 222(12):2071-2081.

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Intravia JM, Osterman MN, Tosti R. Antibiotic Management and Antibiotic Resistance in Hand Infections. Hand Clin. 2020 08; 36(3):301-305.

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