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Microbiology
Teresa Fasciana, Maria Letizia Gargano, Nicola Serra, Elena Galia, Ignazio Arrigo, Maria Rita Tricoli, Orazia Diquattro, Giuseppa Graceffa, Salvatore Vieni, Giuseppe Venturella, Anna Giammanco
Summary: The study found that extracts from albino Grifola frondosa could effectively inhibit the growth of certain bacteria and biofilm production by Staphylococcus aureus, reducing the presence of biofilm. This indicates that albino Grifola frondosa extracts could be utilized as functional food and natural additives for food processing control and safety.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. -C. Wong, J. H. -K. Chen, S. Y. -C. So, P. -L. Ho, K. -Y. Yuen, V. C. -C. Cheng
Summary: Gastrointestinal colonization of MRSA may contribute to adverse clinical outcomes and pose an unrecognized burden upon hospital infection control.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. Miyakis, S. Brentnall, M. Masso, G. Reynolds, M. K. Byrne, P. Newton, S. Crawford, J. Fish, B. Nicholas, T. Hill, A. M. van Oijen
Summary: The study compared patients with MRSA infection and MSSA infection, finding that MRSA infection was associated with significantly increased inpatient mortality, costs, and hospital length of stay. Key predictors of MRSA infection included date of index admission, comorbidity score, socio-economic disadvantage, and age.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Patricia C. Machado, Bruno Pinto, Natacha Nogueira
Summary: This study analyzed the media coverage of aquaculture in the Madeira archipelago over a 5-year period. It found that political and economic issues dominated the coverage, while social, environmental, scientific, and landscape matters received less attention. The voice of the government was prevalent and the overall tone towards aquaculture was balanced, slightly leaning towards negative.
AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
L. Renggli, M. Gasser, C. Pluss-Suard, A. Kronenberg
Summary: Consumption of anti-MRSA antibiotics in Switzerland increased significantly between 2009 and 2019. Factors such as number of MRSA cases, year, hospital type, hospital department, and linguistic region were found to affect consumption. Additionally, the presence of an antibiotic stewardship group and prescription restrictions were associated with lower consumption of anti-MRSA antibiotics.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
R. Cohen, M. Afraimov, T. Finn, F. Babushkin, K. Geller, H. Alexander, S. Paikin
Summary: The study identified multiple temporally distinct clonal outbreaks of MRSA in a ward of a long-term care facility, causing recurrent bloodstream infections, with healthcare workers playing a significant role in transmission.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
David K. H. Lo, Marianne S. Muhlebach, Alan R. Smyth
Summary: Cystic fibrosis patients are often affected by pulmonary infections caused by MRSA, leading to lung function decline and early mortality. Clear guidance for MRSA eradication is urgently needed, but lacks robust evidence support.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2022)
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Infectious Diseases
Artur J. Sabat, Erik Bathoorn, Monika A. Chlebowicz-Fliss, Viktoria Akkerboom, Inge Kamphuis, Claudy Oliveira Dos Santos, Alexander W. Friedrich
Summary: This study describes two false-negative results in the detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of sequence type 398 and spa type t011 using the Cepheid Xpert MRSA NxG assay, indicating that this MRSA strain may have been spreading in the northern Netherlands for some time and could have disseminated to other regions.
Article
Political Science
Tom Louwerse, Rozemarijn E. van Dijk
Summary: This study examines the media coverage of vote intention polls in the Netherlands and finds that the overall quality of Dutch coverage of polls is low. However, when a polling institution mentions the margin of error in its report, media reports on that poll are more likely to include this information and correctly interpret the significance of differences.
Article
Dermatology
Katlyn M. Lake, Shelley C. Rankin, Wayne S. Rosenkrantz, Lakshmi Sastry, Megan Jacob, Dubra Diaz Campos, Kelli Maddock, Stephen D. Cole
Summary: The study shows that 0.2% and 0.4% sodium oxychlorosene solutions have a bactericidal effect against MRSP in vitro. Further research is needed to determine whether it is an appropriate alternative therapy for canine pyoderma.
VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Adeline Espinasse, Manibarsha Goswami, Junshu Yang, Onanong Vorasin, Yinduo Ji, Erin E. Carlson
Summary: The emergence of drug-resistant bacteria has led to the need for novel approaches and targets to combat this challenge. Bacterial two-component systems (TCSs) are important in bacterial adaptive responses and are linked to antibiotic resistance and virulence. A study developed maleimide-based compounds and evaluated them against a model histidine kinase, resulting in the identification of a molecule that decreased the lesion size caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus skin infection by 65% in a murine model.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Carlo Gagliotti, Liselotte Diaz Hogberg, Hanna Billstrom, Tim Eckmanns, Christian G. Giske, Ole E. Heuer, Vincent Jarlier, Gunnar Kahlmeter, Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Jos Monen, Stephen Murchan, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Maja Subelj, Arjana Tambic Andrasevic, Dorota Zabicka, Helena Zemlickova, Dominique L. Monnet
Summary: The study conducted in the European Union and European Economic Area from 2005 to 2018 revealed a decrease in MRSA percentage among S. aureus BSI, while MSSA BSI and total BSI numbers increased. These trends were statistically significant and emphasized the importance of monitoring both infection incidence and resistance percentages. Further research is needed to explore factors associated with these trends and their attributable risks.
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Communication
Ernesto de Leon, Mykola Makhortykh, Teresa Gil-Lopez, Aleksandra Urman, Silke Adam
Summary: This study examines the changes in political trust during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Switzerland and investigates the roles of media consumption and threat perceptions in individuals' trust in politics. The findings reveal that political trust increased following the lockdown, while consumption of mainstream news on COVID-19 hindered this increase. Moreover, threat perceptions to health and government policy response had opposite effects on political trust, and these perceptions also moderated the impact of COVID-19 news consumption on government trust.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRESS-POLITICS
(2023)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Shreya Kanth, Akshatha Nagaraja, Yashoda Malgar Puttaiahgowda
Summary: The current global death rate is threatened by deadly unknown infections and the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Combatting drug-resistant bacteria, such as MRSA, has become a daunting challenge globally, with polymer synthesis being explored as a significant approach in preventing the spread of infections.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Y. Toyama, K. Hisata, Y. Kasai, S. Nakano, M. Komatsu, T. Shimizu
Summary: This study investigated the transmission pathway of MSSA in neonatal intensive care units through genetic analysis, revealing that hospital environment and healthcare workers may contribute to the spread of MSSA. It emphasizes the importance of thorough environmental maintenance and parental education in addition to hand hygiene for controlling MSSA infections.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2022)