Author/Editor		Mueller-Premru, Manica; Križan-Hergouth, Veronika; Seme, Katja; Gubina, Marija
Title		MRSA - rezultati spremljanja občutljivosti bakterije Staphylococcus aureus v Kliničnem centru v Ljubljani
Translated title		MRSA - results of sensitivity testing of Staphylococcus aureus in the Medical centre Ljubljana
Type		članek
Source		In: Mueller-Premru M, Gubina M, editors. Mikrobi in antibiotiki 2001. Zbornik predavanj Mikrobiološki simpozij z mednarodno udeležbo; 2001 jun 22-23; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Slovensko zdravniško društvo, Sekcija za klinično mikrobiologijo in hospitalne infekcije,
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 193-8
Language		slo
Abstract		Infections caused by Sfaphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) are among the most common infections in humans. Because colonization and infection with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is frequently encountered in hospitalized patients, it is necessary to follow its prevalence and incidence. In the laboratories of the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, S. aureus was isolated in the year 2000 in 3913 patients. Of these, 659 (16.8%) had MRSA and 3254 (83.2%) had methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA). The majority of MRSA isolates were obtained from wounds and tracheal aspirates. In 659 MRSA patients, 2139 MRSA were isolated (3.3 isolates per patient) and in 3254 MSSA patients 4575 isolates (1.4 isolates per patient) were isolated. Three thousand five hundred and eighty-eight patients with S. aureus originated from the Medical Centre and the Institute of Oncology; out of these, 645 (18.0%) had MRSA and 2943 (82.0%) had MSSA. The incidence of MRSA per 100 admissions was 0.60. In 120 patients, MRSA was isolated from blood; 34 (28.3%) had MRSA and 86 (71.7%) MSSA. The prevalence of MRSA was 18.7% for MRSA obtained from wounds, 38.4% for MRSA obtained from tracheal aspirates and 42.9% for MRSA obtained from urine. In the intensive care units, the prevalence of MRSA ranged from 11.4% to 43.7%.
Descriptors		CROSS INFECTION STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS METHICILLIN RESISTANCE MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY