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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (同)contagion, transmission

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Epidemiological survey of the first case of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Europe.

Friães A1, Resina C2, Manuel V2, Lito L2, Ramirez M1, Melo-Cristino J1.
Epidemiology and infection.Epidemiol Infect.2014 Jun 5:1-4. [Epub ahead of print]
SUMMARY We report on the follow-up and epidemiological study triggered by the isolation of the first vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) detected in Europe. The patient and 53 close contacts were screened for S. aureus colonization and all isolates recovered were characterized by multi
PMID 24901752

Exploring 5-nitrofuran derivatives against nosocomial pathogens: synthesis, antimicrobial activity and chemometric analysis.

Zorzi RR1, Jorge SD2, Palace-Berl F3, Pasqualoto KF4, Bortolozzo Lde S3, de Castro Siqueira AM3, Tavares LC3.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry.Bioorg Med Chem.2014 May 15;22(10):2844-54. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.03.044. Epub 2014 Apr 8.
The burden of nosocomial or health care-associated infection (HCAI) is increasing worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is several fold higher in low- and middle-income countries. Considering the multidrug-resistant infections, the development of new and more effective drug
PMID 24751553

Rossi F1, Diaz L, Wollam A, Panesso D, Zhou Y, Rincon S, Narechania A, Xing G, Di Gioia TS, Doi A, Tran TT, Reyes J, Munita JM, Carvajal LP, Hernandez-Roldan A, Brandão D, van der Heijden IM, Murray BE, Planet PJ, Weinstock GM, Arias CA.
The New England journal of medicine.N Engl J Med.2014 Apr 17;370(16):1524-31. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1303359.
We report the case of a patient from Brazil with a bloodstream infection caused by a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that was susceptible to vancomycin (designated BR-VSSA) but that acquired the vanA gene cluster during antibiotic therapy and became resistant to vancomyc
PMID 24738669