Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Western Australia
| Autor: | Lynne Dailey, Geoffrey W. Coombs, Frances G. O'Brien, John W. Pearman, Keryn Christiansen, Warren B. Grubb, Thomas V. Riley |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 10, Pp 1584-1590 (2005) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid1110.050125 |
| Popis: | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) continues to be a notable cause of hospital-acquired infections. A statewide screening and control policy was implemented in Western Australia (WA) after an outbreak of epidemic MRSA in a Perth hospital in 1982. We report on statutory notifications from1998 to 2002 and review the 20-year period from 1983 to 2002. The rate of reporting of community-associated Western Australia MRSA (WAMRSA) escalated from 1998 to 2002 but may have peaked in 2001. Several outbreaks were halted, but they resulted in an increase in reports as a result of screening. A notable increase in ciprofloxacin resistance during the study period was observed as a result of more United Kingdom epidemic MRSA (EMRSA) -15 and -16. WA has seen a persistently low incidence of multidrug-resistant MRSA because of the screening and decolonization program. Non–multidrug-resistant, community-associated WAMRSA strains have not established in WA hospitals. |
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