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KMID : 0376219950310010123
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Chonnam Medical Journal
1995 Volume.31 No. 1 p.123 ~ p.130
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A study for the control of hospital infection
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Abstract
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Background :
@EN Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a major nosocomial pathogen in community hospitals and tertiary care hospitals. But, there was a few report of epidemiologic study for the control of nosocomial infection not only
Chonnam
University Hospital but also in Korea. Thus, we performed this study to evaluate the rate of isolation of MRSA in the clinical specimens for recent 2 years.
@ES Methods:
@EN We analysed total 2,308 strains of S. aureus, isolated from the clincal specimens. The resistance to methicillin was tested by Kirby-Bauer method using 1㎍oxacillin disc and determination of susceptibility was carried out according to the
recommendation of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS).
@ES Results:
@EN The rate of isolation of MRSA was 69.1% in clinical specimens. But, the change of the rate of isolation was not found recent 2 years. the most high rate of isolation was observed in respiratory specimens 85.1%. Intensive care unit (ICU),
where
74.3%
of isolates are methicillin resistant, was the most prevalent area of MRSA in CUH.
@ES Conclusion:
@EN These results suggest that there are significant nosocomial infections in the hospital, especially in ICU. We recommend that more appropriate control measured and control efforts for the prevention of nosocomial infection, especially MRSA,
are
required in CUH.
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