Author/Editor		Trampuž, Andrej; Pikelj, Franjo
Title		Na meticilin odporen Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): ali smo zamudili priložnost za zajezitev epidemije?
Translated title		Methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): did we miss the oportunity to control the epidemic?
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 40, št. Suppl 2
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 19-29
Language		slo
Abstract		Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a major nosocomial pathogen in hospitals and is increasingly important in long-term care facilities. The paper reviews the epidemiology and microbiology of MRSA. MRSA is usually introduced into an institution by a colonized or infected patient. The principal mode of transmission is via the transiently colonized hands of hospital personnel. A major reservoir is in the noses of health care workers, which presents the source of endemic MRSA in hospitals. In addition, infection control measures are presented for acute-care hospitals and intensive care units.
Summary		Na meticilin odporen Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) je postal eden glavnih povzročiteljev okužb v bolnišnicah in postaja vedno pomembnejši tudi v domovih za ostarele. V članku so predstavljeni epidemiološki podatki in opisane mikrobiološke značilnosti MRSA. Praviloma se epfclemija z MRSA začne s sprejemom koloniziranega ali okuženega bolnika. Zdravstveno osebje s prehodno koloniziranimi rokami nato MRSA prenese nase in na druge bolnike. Nos osebja predstavlja glavni rezervoar in vir za endemično pojavljanje MRSA v bolnišnici. V nadaljevanju so prikazani ukrepi za nadzor okužb v bolnišnicah in na intenzivnih oddelkih.
Descriptors		STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS METHICILLIN RESISTANCE CROSS INFECTION