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Staphylococcus aureus infection

MedGen UID:
232934
•Concept ID:
C1318973
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Staphylococcus aureus Infection; Staphylococcus aureus Infections
SNOMED CT: Staphylococcus aureus infection (406602003); Infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus (406602003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005545

Definition

An infectious process in which the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus is present. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVStaphylococcus aureus infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Treatment Options.
Chalmers SJ, Wylam ME
Methods Mol Biol 2020;2069:229-251. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9849-4_16. PMID: 31523777
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497
Vancomycin therapeutic guidelines: a summary of consensus recommendations from the infectious diseases Society of America, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.
Rybak MJ, Lomaestro BM, Rotschafer JC, Moellering RC, Craig WA, Billeter M, Dalovisio JR, Levine DP
Clin Infect Dis 2009 Aug 1;49(3):325-7. doi: 10.1086/600877. PMID: 19569969

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) System: Genetics and Association with Bacterial and Viral Infections.
Medhasi S, Chantratita N
J Immunol Res 2022;2022:9710376. Epub 2022 May 26 doi: 10.1155/2022/9710376. PMID: 35664353Free PMC Article
Impact of Oral Care and Antisepsis on the Prevalence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.
Galhardo LF, Ruivo GF, Santos FO, Ferreira TT, Santos J, L Eão MV, Pallos D
Oral Health Prev Dent 2020 Jul 4;18(2):331-336. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a44443. PMID: 32618456
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the hand.
Harrison B, Ben-Amotz O, Sammer DM
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Mar;135(3):826-830. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000952. PMID: 25719701
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497
Infective endocarditis.
Herregods MC
Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg 2011;73(3-4):153-61. PMID: 22482194

Diagnosis

Role of microRNAs in Staphylococcus aureus infection: Potential biomarkers and mechanism.
Mirzaei R, Mohammadzadeh R, Mirzaei H, Sholeh M, Karampoor S, Abdi M, Alikhani MY, Kazemi S, Ahmadyousefi Y, Jalalifar S, Yousefimashouf R
IUBMB Life 2020 Sep;72(9):1856-1869. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1002/iub.2325. PMID: 32516518
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus infections.
Nakamura RK, Tompkins E
Compend Contin Educ Vet 2012 Mar;34(3):E1-8; quiz E9. PMID: 22487776
Dermatologic infestations.
Shmidt E, Levitt J
Int J Dermatol 2012 Feb;51(2):131-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05191.x. PMID: 22250620
Infective endocarditis.
Herregods MC
Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg 2011;73(3-4):153-61. PMID: 22482194

Therapy

Staphylococcus aureus Infection: Pathogenesis and Antimicrobial Resistance.
Gherardi G
Int J Mol Sci 2023 May 3;24(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms24098182. PMID: 37175886Free PMC Article
Probiotic for pathogen-specific Staphylococcus aureus decolonisation in Thailand: a phase 2, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
Piewngam P, Khongthong S, Roekngam N, Theapparat Y, Sunpaweravong S, Faroongsarng D, Otto M
Lancet Microbe 2023 Feb;4(2):e75-e83. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(22)00322-6. PMID: 36646104Free PMC Article
Safety of bacteriophage therapy in severe Staphylococcus aureus infection.
Petrovic Fabijan A, Lin RCY, Ho J, Maddocks S, Ben Zakour NL, Iredell JR; Westmead Bacteriophage Therapy Team
Nat Microbiol 2020 Mar;5(3):465-472. Epub 2020 Feb 17 doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0634-z. PMID: 32066959
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497
Infective endocarditis.
Herregods MC
Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg 2011;73(3-4):153-61. PMID: 22482194

Prognosis

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) System: Genetics and Association with Bacterial and Viral Infections.
Medhasi S, Chantratita N
J Immunol Res 2022;2022:9710376. Epub 2022 May 26 doi: 10.1155/2022/9710376. PMID: 35664353Free PMC Article
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in the hand.
Harrison B, Ben-Amotz O, Sammer DM
Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Mar;135(3):826-830. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000952. PMID: 25719701
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497
Whole genome sequencing in the prevention and control of Staphylococcus aureus infection.
Price JR, Didelot X, Crook DW, Llewelyn MJ, Paul J
J Hosp Infect 2013 Jan;83(1):14-21. Epub 2012 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.10.003. PMID: 23164609Free PMC Article
Infective endocarditis.
Herregods MC
Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg 2011;73(3-4):153-61. PMID: 22482194

Clinical prediction guides

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) System: Genetics and Association with Bacterial and Viral Infections.
Medhasi S, Chantratita N
J Immunol Res 2022;2022:9710376. Epub 2022 May 26 doi: 10.1155/2022/9710376. PMID: 35664353Free PMC Article
Acute Myocardial Infarction and Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection: An Observational Cohort Study.
McNamara JF, Harris PNA, Chatfield MD, Paterson DL
Clin Infect Dis 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e2647-e2655. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1197. PMID: 32797225
Impact of Oral Care and Antisepsis on the Prevalence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.
Galhardo LF, Ruivo GF, Santos FO, Ferreira TT, Santos J, L Eão MV, Pallos D
Oral Health Prev Dent 2020 Jul 4;18(2):331-336. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a44443. PMID: 32618456
Staphylococcus aureus infection induces protein A-mediated immune evasion in humans.
Pauli NT, Kim HK, Falugi F, Huang M, Dulac J, Henry Dunand C, Zheng NY, Kaur K, Andrews SF, Huang Y, DeDent A, Frank KM, Charnot-Katsikas A, Schneewind O, Wilson PC
J Exp Med 2014 Nov 17;211(12):2331-9. Epub 2014 Oct 27 doi: 10.1084/jem.20141404. PMID: 25348152Free PMC Article
Whole genome sequencing in the prevention and control of Staphylococcus aureus infection.
Price JR, Didelot X, Crook DW, Llewelyn MJ, Paul J
J Hosp Infect 2013 Jan;83(1):14-21. Epub 2012 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.10.003. PMID: 23164609Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Host-Bacterium Interaction Mechanisms in Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis: A Systematic Review.
Nappi F, Avtaar Singh SS
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Jul 4;24(13) doi: 10.3390/ijms241311068. PMID: 37446247Free PMC Article
Is decolonization to prevent Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus infection in the population effective? A systematic review.
Lynch L, Shrotri M, Brown CS, Thorn Heathcock R
J Hosp Infect 2022 Mar;121:91-104. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.12.019. PMID: 34973237
Optimal trough concentration of teicoplanin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hanai Y, Takahashi Y, Niwa T, Mayumi T, Hamada Y, Kimura T, Matsumoto K, Fujii S, Takesue Y
J Clin Pharm Ther 2021 Jun;46(3):622-632. Epub 2021 Feb 6 doi: 10.1111/jcpt.13366. PMID: 33547647
Treatment for chronic methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus pulmonary infection in people with cystic fibrosis.
Ahmed MI, Mukherjee S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jul 27;7(7):CD011581. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011581.pub3. PMID: 30052271Free PMC Article
Treatment for chronic methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus pulmonary infection in people with cystic fibrosis.
Ahmed MI, Mukherjee S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Mar 22;3:CD011581. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011581.pub2. PMID: 27003247

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