Dr Donald Morrison's Outputs (11)

Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). (2005)
Journal Article
Brown, D. F. J., Edwards, D. I., Hawkey, P. M., Morrison, D., Ridgway, G. L., Towner, K. J., & Wren, M. W. D. (2005). Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 56, 1000-1018. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dki372

These evidence-based guidelines have been produced after a literature review of the laboratory diagnosis
and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We have considered
the detection of MRSA in screening samples... Read More about Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)..

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri in the Hospital Environment. (2005)
Journal Article
Dakić, I., Morrison, D., Vukovic, D., Savic, B., Shittu, A., Ježek, P., Hauschild, T., & Stepanović, S. (2005). Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri in the Hospital Environment. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, 2782-2785. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.6.2782-2785.2005

Staphylococcus sciuri is a principally animal-associated bacterial species, but its clinical relevance for humans is increasing. Our study aimed to provide the first insight into the prevalence of this bacterium in a hospital environment. A 3-month s... Read More about Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus sciuri in the Hospital Environment..

Survey of Genes Encoding Staphylococcal Enterotoxins, Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1, and Exfoliative Toxins in Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group. (2005)
Journal Article
Dakić, I., Vukovic, D., Stepanović, S., Hauschild, T., Ježek, P., Petras, P., & Morrison, D. (2005). Survey of Genes Encoding Staphylococcal Enterotoxins, Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1, and Exfoliative Toxins in Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, 4875-4876. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.9.4875-4876.2005

Genes encoding staphylococcal enterotoxins (sea to see, seg, and seh), toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (tst), and exfoliative toxins (eta and etb) were not detected in a large panel of 48 Staphylococcus sciuri group isolates tested. This strongly sugges... Read More about Survey of Genes Encoding Staphylococcal Enterotoxins, Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1, and Exfoliative Toxins in Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group..

MRSA - from hospital superbug to community threat. (2005)
Journal Article
Morrison, D. (2005). MRSA - from hospital superbug to community threat. RCPath Bulletin, 129, 14-16

The discovery of a multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus clone in the hospital and community environment in south western Nigeria. (2005)
Journal Article
Shittu, A., Lin, J., Morrison, D., & Kolawole, D. (2005). The discovery of a multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus clone in the hospital and community environment in south western Nigeria. Ostomy/wound management, 51, 67-70

Among clinically significant isolates of coagulase negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus haemolyticus is ranked second after Staphylococcus epidermidis. It has been associated with septicemia in newborns and various infections in persons with compro... Read More about The discovery of a multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus clone in the hospital and community environment in south western Nigeria..

Identification and Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group. (2005)
Journal Article
Stepanovic, S., Dakić, I., Morrison, D., Hauschild, T., Jezek, P., Petras, P., Martel, A., Vukovic, D., Shittu, A., & Devriese, L. A. (2005). Identification and Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, 956-958. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.2.956-958.2005

A total of 28 staphylococcal isolates from human clinical specimens belonging to the Staphylococcus sciuri group were identified and characterized. The API Staph and ID32 STAPH correctly identified S. sciuri and S. lentus but not S. vitulinus strains... Read More about Identification and Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group..

Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals (2005)
Journal Article
Borg, M. A., Zerafa, R., Morrison, D., & Cuschieri, P. (2005). Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 11(5), 405-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01110.x

The incidence of hetero-intermediate glycopeptide
susceptibility among Staphylococcus aureus
isolates in Malta, a country with a high incidence
of methicillin resistance, was studied by screening
454 non-repetitive S. aureus isolates on teicoplan... Read More about Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals.

Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2005)
Journal Article
Olver, W. J., Carmichael, I. C., Ziglam, H. M., & Morrison, D. (2005). Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Hospital Infection, 60(1), 87-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2004.10.006

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is among the most common hospital-acquired pathogens, and prevalence rates in the UK are amongst the highest in Europe.1 Routine identification of S. aureus in the medical microbiology laboratory is... Read More about Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

A real-time PCR assay to detect the Panton Valentine Leukocidin toxin in staphylococci: screening Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans strains from companion animals (2005)
Journal Article
Roberts, S., O'Shea, K., Morris, D., Robb, A., Morrison, D., & Rankin, S. (2005). A real-time PCR assay to detect the Panton Valentine Leukocidin toxin in staphylococci: screening Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans strains from companion animals. Veterinary Microbiology, 107(1-2), 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.01.002

Recent reports suggest that methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans are now commonly isolated from dogs. Given the association of a potentially mobile SCCmec type IV element with lysogenic phage-encoded Panton... Read More about A real-time PCR assay to detect the Panton Valentine Leukocidin toxin in staphylococci: screening Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans strains from companion animals.

Re-emergence of early pandemic Staphylococcus aureus as a community-acquired meticillin-resistant clone (2005)
Journal Article
Robinson, D. A., Kearns, A. M., Holmes, A., Morrison, D., Grundmann, H., Edwards, G., O'Brien, F. G., Tenover, F. C., McDougal, L. K., Monk, A. B., & Enright, M. C. (2005). Re-emergence of early pandemic Staphylococcus aureus as a community-acquired meticillin-resistant clone. Lancet, 365(9466), 1256-1258. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2805%2974814-5

During the 1950s, the notorious penicillin-resistant clone of Staphylococcus aureus known as phage type 80/81 emerged and caused serious hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections worldwide. This clone was largely eliminated in the 1960s, co... Read More about Re-emergence of early pandemic Staphylococcus aureus as a community-acquired meticillin-resistant clone.

A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group (2005)
Journal Article
Stepanović, S., Dakić, I., Martel, A., Vaneechoutte, M., Morrison, D., Shittu, A., Ježek, P., Decostere, A., Devriese, L. A., & Haesebrouck, F. (2005). A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 28(4), 353-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2005.02.001

Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group (S. sciuri, S. lentus, and S. vitulinus) are coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci that could be distinguished from other staphylococci on the basis of positive oxidase activity. In the pres... Read More about A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group.