[Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in Madrid: prevalence study]. / Prevalencia de infecciones de piel y tejidos blandos producidas por Staphylococcus aureus resistente a Meticilina Comunitario en Madrid.
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
; 30(6): 300-6, 2012 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-22260847
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Since it was first described in the 1990s, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection among people with no contact with a hospital setting or with no traditional risk factors, has spread worldwide and is now an important epidemiological and public health problem.METHODS:
The present prospective and observational study was carried out from April to November 2010. All adult patients with community-acquired suppurative skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) attending the Emergency Department were enrolled. Clinical, microbiological and epidemiological features of the infection were assessed.RESULTS:
A total of 59 samples were collected from 59 patients and CA-MRSA was isolated in 13 of them. Prevalence of CA-MRSA in patients with suppurative SSTI seen in the emergency department was 22.03%, and was 33.3% in patients with staphylococcal infection. Is worth noting the greater presence of necrosis detected in CA-MRSA lesions. Only 3 patients required hospital admission. Eleven of the 13 strains were Panton-Valentine leucocidin producers, and 5 were resistant to non-betalactam antibiotics. CA MRSA infection is still more frequent in the immigrant population.CONCLUSION:
Data on CA-MRSA prevalence in Spain are sparse. This study aims to emphasise the current importance of this emergent pathogen in our area. About one third of suppurative staphylococcal SSTI presenting in our emergency department are caused by this agent, confirming a rapid spread in our country. Some clinical features, such as the high presence of necrosis, are closely related to CA-MRSA.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Infecciones de los Tejidos Blandos
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article