Collagen adhesion gene is associated with blood stream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a common pathogenic bacterium that causes nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Annual report of nationwide survey in Japan revealed MRSA was detected at 100% of the hospitals in 2017 (Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (JANIS), 2019). Moreover, MRSA infection can cause severe illness not only in immunocompromised patients but also in healthy people. Although anti-MRSA therapeutic agents are clinically available, MRSA infection can be life threatening.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - November 14, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Yasunori Iwata, Kenji Satou, Kengo Furuichi, Ikuko Yoneda, Takuhiro Matsumura, Masahiro Yutani, Yukako Fujinaga, Atsushi Hase, Hidetoshi Morita, Toshiko Ohta, Yasuko Senda, Yukiko Sakai-Takemori, Taizo Wada, Shinichi Fujita, Taito Miyake, Haruka Yasuda, N Source Type: research