A new type of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is emerging as a
significant pathogen in otherwise healthy individuals in the community. This MRSA is distinct …

Abstract Objectives: During 2003, the Health Protection Agency's Antibiotic Resistance
Monitoring and Reference Laboratory began to receive isolates of Escherichia coli for …

Background To assess the prevalence and risk factors for faecal carriage of fluoroquinolone-
resistant, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing, Escherichia coli (MDR E. coli) …

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic agents have been in widespread and largely effective therapeutic
use since their discovery in the 20th century. However, the emergence of multi-drug resistant …

The popularity of open farms and petting zoos has increased markedly over the last 5 years,
with most children in developed countries now having the opportunity to visit such a facility …

An evidence-based scientific scrutiny of Irish traditional medicines for their antimicrobial
potency is urgently required for combating antibiotic resistant common nosocomial …

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has now
been described globally, as a clinically significant pathogen, particularly associated with …

Traditional herbal cures and remedies have played an important historical role in the
treatment of a variety of illnesses and diseases in Northern Ireland for the last three hundred …

The aim of this study was to examine the survival dynamics of several epidemic healthcare
(HA) and community-associated (CA) meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in …

Objectives To estimate UK prevalence and incidence of clinically significant carbapenemase-
producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE), and to determine epidemiological characteristics …