Antibiotic Susceptibility of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains, Clinical Features of Patients and Factors Affecting Mortality

Zencir, Meltem; Arı, Alpay; Yılmaz, Nisel; Avcı, Meltem; Çalık, Şebnem; Coskuner, Seher Ayten; Bal, Fatma; Ağuş, Neval

doi:10.5222/ankem.2016.018

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“…Nearly 80% of MRSA infections accumulate in the skin and soft tissues and spread rapidly. It has been shown that it causes diseases such as bursitis, osteomyelitis, arthritis, sinusitis, and urinary tract infection due to MRSA infection [39].…”

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“…Yüksekkaya et al stated that 48% of the cases with MRSA in blood culture were isolated from intensive care units, 47% from internal clinics, and 5% from surgical clinics [40]. In the study conducted by Zencir et al on hospitalized patients, it was reported that 84.6% of the patients with MRSA growth in their blood culture were obtained from the intensive care units and 14.4% from the samples from other clinics [39].…”

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Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Carriage and Infections

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2023

Infectious Diseases

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Staphylococcus aureus is among the most common opportunistic infections worldwide, as it is found as part of the flora in many parts of the body. S. aureus is the leading cause of nosocomial infections with its ability to rapidly colonize the infected area, high virulence, rapid adaptation to environmental conditions, and the ability to develop very fast and effective resistance even to new generation antibiotics. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), first identified in the 1960s, is one of the most successful modern pathogens, becoming an important factor in hospitals in the 1980s. MRSA is an important factor, especially in hospitalized patients and healthcare-associated infections. Patients colonized with S. aureus and MRSA are at risk for community-acquired infections. It is critical that multidrug resistance reduces treatment options in MRSA infections and MRSA strains. These microorganisms have been the subject of research for years as they spread and become resistant in both social and medical settings and cause great morbidity and mortality. With the rapid spread of resistance among bacteria, antibiotic resistance has increased the cost of health care, and this has become the factor limiting the production of new antibiotics.

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confidence: 99%