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5 days ago · Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, often pronounced / ˈmɜːrsə / or / ɛm ɑːr ɛs eɪ / ), is one of a number of greatly feared strains of S. aureus which have become resistant to most β-lactam antibiotics. For this reason, vancomycin, a glycopeptide antibiotic, is commonly used to combat MRSA.
4 days ago · Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a human neutrophil ingesting MRSA. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA) is a group of gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans.
4 days ago · An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of such infections. [1] [2] They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
3 days ago · This organism, however, turned out to be highly sensitive to streptomycin, an antibiotic that was isolated from Streptomyces griseus in 1943. As well as being dramatically effective against tuberculosis , streptomycin demonstrated activity against many other kinds of bacteria, including the typhoid fever bacillus.
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3 days ago · erythromycin, drug synthesized by the soil bacterium Streptomyces erythraeus and used in the treatment of throat infections, pneumonia, and other diseases.
4 days ago · Assess the clinicoepidemiology of invasive group A Streptococcus pyogenes infections, based on a study of 76 invasive group A Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from 66 patients identified at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in West Virginia from 2020 to 2021. Evaluate the specific phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance traits of available ...
