Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and the prevalence of infection caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized patients at Siriraj Hospital.

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dc.contributor.authorMekviwattanawong, Sripetcharaten_US
dc.contributor.authorSrifuengfung, Sompornen_US
dc.contributor.authorChokepaibulkit, Kulkanyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorLohsiriwat, Darinen_US
dc.contributor.authorThamlikitkul, Visanuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T20:02:45Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T20:02:45Z
dc.date.issued2006-11-28en_US
dc.descriptionChotmaihet Thangphaet.en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The CA-MRSA infections have emerged in many parts of the world over the past decade. To our knowledge, the prevalence of CA-MRSA infections in Thai patients is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To determine an epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections in hospitalized patients in Siriraj Hospital and the prevalence of infections caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA). MATERIAL AND METHOD: The study was carried out at Siriraj Hospital from January to May 2005. The eligible patients were hospitalized patients whom S. aureus were isolated from their clinical specimens submitted to Department of Microbiology. S. aureus isolate was classified into infection or colonization. S. aureus infections were further classified into methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) or methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) infections, and hospital-acquired (HA) or community-acquired (CA) infections. CA-MRSA infection is defined as infection caused by MRSA isolated from the patient within 72-hour of hospitalization and has no features of HA MRSA infections. RESULTS: There were 669 S. aureus isolates from 448 patients. Two hundred and sixty two patients (58.5%) were MSSA whereas 186 (41.5%) were MRSA infections. CA-MRSA was found in three isolates (0.9% of total MRSA) from two patients. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of CA-MRSA infections in hospitalized patients in Siriraj Hospital was uncommon and these patients could probably be HA MRSA infections.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDivision of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMekviwattanawong S, Srifuengfung S, Chokepaibulkit K, Lohsiriwat D, Thamlikitkul V. Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and the prevalence of infection caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized patients at Siriraj Hospital. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2006 Nov; 89 Suppl 5(): S106-17en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/42269
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mat.or.th/journal/all.phpen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Susceptibilityen_US
dc.subject.meshEpidemiologic Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHospitalizationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMethicillin Resistanceen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcal Infections --drug therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcus aureusen_US
dc.subject.meshThailand --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_US
dc.titleEpidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and the prevalence of infection caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospitalized patients at Siriraj Hospital.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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