#staph aureus

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S. aureus at 40x after Gram staining

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Potential Pathogen

These yellow spheres are Staphylococcus aureus bacteria on the surface of a human immune cell (blue). They are found in, and on, about a third of the human population and are generally harmless except, that is, for when they’re not. S. aureus can cause severe and potentially fatal infections of the skin, soft tissues, bone and blood, and especially dangerous are the drug-resistant strains – so called, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The bacteria were thought to mainly inhabit the skin and nose, but recent research shows they are most abundant in the gut. This discovery led researchers to test whether probiotics – oral doses of friendly bacteria – could suppress S. aureus colonisation. And they could – by around ninety-five percent. Probiotics work more slowly than traditional antibiotics for tackling infections, but they can be taken for much longer without harm, and will likely be able to tackle MRSA strains when regular drugs cannot.

Written by Ruth Williams

Image from the NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda MD, USA

Research by Pipat Piewngam & Sunisa Khongthong, et al, NIAID and Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya, Thailand

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Research published in Lancet Microbe, January 2023

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Staph Aureus Bacterium Ridiculed by for Still Being Sensitive to Methicillin

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A single, sad Staph Aureus bacterium has been shunned from its colony for still being sensitive to methicillin in the year 2019. “Apparently it didn’t get the memo,” said the leader of the colony. “This community of bacteria has been exclusively methicillin-resistant since as far back as 1994. I...

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New antibiotic effective against MRSA

New antibiotic effective against MRSA

New antibiotic effective against MRSA

Larry H. Bernstein, MD, FCAP, Curator

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  A New Antibiotic (E)-3-(3-Carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanostyryl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one, from University Of Notre Dame

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University Of Notre Dame   Maylan…

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Staphylococcus aureus, gram positive cocci in clusters Taken from a control slide I made for a CSF gram stain last night 100x on oil

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The Importance of the Medical University of South Carolina Study on Nozin Nasal Sanitizer for Infection Control

“We were open-minded and wanted to come up with a hypothesis to determine whether or not a low-cost intervention could reduce staph carriage…it worked,” said Shaun Nguyen, M.D., about Nozin Nasal Sanitizer. “This is a low-cost intervention that potentially can impact patients’ health in a significant way,”

In a double-blind, placebo controlled, independent clinical study by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina, Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic was effective in significantly reducing Staph aureus nasal carriage in health care providers (HCPs).  The results demonstrate that the administration of this nonantibiotic antiseptic (Nozin Nasal Sanitizer) was effective in reducing S. aureus and total bacteria in a single-day application protocol.  The publication of the study can be found in the American Journal of Infection Control as a major article titled: Reduction of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage in health care professionals by treatment with a nonantibiotic, alcohol-based nasal antiseptic.

Why are these results significant?   It is commonly believed that the primary reservoir for the pathogen Staph aureus is the vestibule of the nose.  Now, it has been shown that carriage can be reduced using a commercially available ethanol based antiseptic, Nozin Nasal Sanitizer.  Additionally, use of this trusted antiseptic will not likely contribute to the rise in antibiotic resistance, an important issue in infection control. As stated in another study on the role of nasal carriage,  “Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent cause of infections in both the community and hospital. Worldwide, the increasing resistance of this pathogen to various antibiotics complicates treatment of S. aureus infections. Effective measures to prevent S. aureus infections are therefore urgently needed. It has been shown that nasal carriers of S. aureus have an increased risk of acquiring an infection with this pathogen. The nose is the main ecological niche where S. aureus resides in human beings…”1

The positive results from the Medical University of South Carolina study published in the American Journal of Infection Control indicate the potential of Nozin Nasal Sanitizer as a tool in helping to reduce infections in healthcare settings, a paradigm that Nozin scientists have been promoting for years. This third party, peer-reviewed validation of the efficacy of Nasal Sanitizer® and Nozaseptin™ technology further supports use of Nozin Nasal Sanitizer® as a safe and effective non-antibiotic treatment.

Nozin Nasal Sanitizer is now available for use in healthcare facilities – get more info and request samples at NozinPro.com

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Selfie with our first batch of samples in the incubator! Tomorrow we will finish up all the tests we're running on this group.