Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospitals: Latest Trends and Treatments Based on Bacteriophages | Zendy

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospitals: Latest Trends and Treatments Based on Bacteriophages

Author(s) -

Andrea Álvarez,

Lucía Fernández,

Diana Gutiérrez,

Beatriz Menéndez Iglesias,

Ana Rodrı́guez,

Pilar García

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01006-19

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antimicrobial , lysin , antibiotics , virulence , drug resistance , phage typing , bacteriophage , bacteria , serotype , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene

Even though antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a natural phenomenon, the alarming increase in pathogenic bacteria refractory to a wide range of antimicrobials is attracting attention worldwide. Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published a list of priority pathogens for which new antimicrobial alternatives are urgently needed. Among these pathogens, methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are perhaps the best known by the general public.

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