Dr Donald Morrison's Outputs (5)

Identification and molecular characterization of mannitol salt positive, coagulase-negative staphylococci from nasal samples of medical personnel and students. (2006)
Journal Article
Shittu, A., Lin, J., Morrison, D., & Kolawole, D. (2006). Identification and molecular characterization of mannitol salt positive, coagulase-negative staphylococci from nasal samples of medical personnel and students. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 55, 317-324. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46072-0

The identification of mannitol salt positive, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) is often disregarded when Staphylococcus aureus is screened in clinical samples using mannitol salt agar. However, the emergence of CNS as important human pathogens... Read More about Identification and molecular characterization of mannitol salt positive, coagulase-negative staphylococci from nasal samples of medical personnel and students..

Evaluation of Phenotypic and Molecular Methods for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group. (2006)
Journal Article
Stepanović, S., Hauschild, T., Dakić, I., Al-Doori, Z., Svabic-Vlahovic, M., Ranin, L., & Morrison, D. (2006). Evaluation of Phenotypic and Molecular Methods for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44, 934-937. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.44.3.934-937.2006

In this paper we report on an experimental evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods as means for the detection of oxacillin resistance in members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group. A total of 109 S. sciuri group member isolates (92 S. sciuri i... Read More about Evaluation of Phenotypic and Molecular Methods for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group..

The in-vitro and ex-vivo activity of antiseptics against MRSA (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Morrison, D., & Al-Doori, Z. (2006, December). The in-vitro and ex-vivo activity of antiseptics against MRSA. Presented at Royal Society of Medicine Roundtable

No abstract available.

Spread of a single multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone carrying a variant of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type III isolated in a university hospital (2006)
Journal Article
Szczepanik, A., Kozioł-Montewka, M., Al-Doori, Z., Morrison, D., & Kaczor, D. (2007). Spread of a single multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone carrying a variant of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type III isolated in a university hospital. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 26(1), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-006-0237-5

The purpose of the study was the molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates cultured from patients treated in seven wards of a university hospital in Lublin, Poland, over a 14-month period. Eleven nosoco... Read More about Spread of a single multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone carrying a variant of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type III isolated in a university hospital.

Molecular identification and characterization of mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2006)
Journal Article
Shittu, A., Lin, J., & Morrison, D. (2007). Molecular identification and characterization of mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 57(1), 93-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.05.004

We report on the isolation, molecular identification, and characterization of 5 mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from clinical samples in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, South Africa. Identification based on phenotyp... Read More about Molecular identification and characterization of mannitol-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.