An Outbreak of Borderline Oxacillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus(BORSA) in a Dermatological Unit
| Autor: | Else Svejgaard, Annie Bremmelgaard, Henrik Westh, U Balslev, Jeannette Havstreym |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Adult
Male Microbiology (medical) Staphylococcus aureus Adolescent medicine.drug_class Immunology Antibiotics Bed days medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Disease Outbreaks Antibiogram Drug Resistance Bacterial Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis Humans Infection control Medicine Genotyping Aged Oxacillin Pharmacology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Outbreak Middle Aged Staphylococcal Infections Hospitals Bacterial Typing Techniques Case-Control Studies Female Methicillin Resistance business |
| Zdroj: | Microbial Drug Resistance. 11:78-81 |
| ISSN: | 1931-8448 1076-6294 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/mdr.2005.11.78 |
| Popis: | From February through July, 2000, there was an accumulation of mecA-negative borderline resistant Staphylococcus aureus (BORSA) in the Department of Dermatology. BORSA was isolated in 37 samples from 11 patients. The isolates were typed by antibiogram, phage type, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and spa genotyping that confirmed that they were indistinguishable from one another. In May, 2000, an intervention was initiated focusing on infection control. In-patients with BORSA were discharged and antibiotic treatment was stopped, if possible. Emphasis was put on disinfection of shared utensils and individualization of previously shared creams and lotions. After the intervention, BORSA was isolated from another 3 patients before the outbreak was terminated. A case-control study was undertaken to identify possible risk factors for being a BORSA patient. Compared to the controls, the patients with BORSA had more severe skin disease, were more often hospitalized, and had more bed days. |
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