Nosocomial infections caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Colombia

Background: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains (CA-MRSA) have emerged as the causative agent of health care-associated infections. Methods: An observational and prospective study was carried out in 5 hospitals in Bogota´, Colombia; severe MRSA infections were identified, and their origin led to classification as health care-associated (HA-MRSA), community-associated, or nosocomial infections. MRSA isolates were analyzed by SCCmec, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, multilocus sequence typing, and virulence factors. Results: Twenty-six (10.4%) CA-MRSA nosocomial infection-causing strains (eg, USA300) were detected in 250 MRSA infection isolates in mainly primary bacteremia and surgical site infections. The mortality related to nosocomial infection by CA-MRSAwas 27%. Conclusion: The presence of nosocomial infection by CA-MRSA in Colombia was confirmed

• Fecha de publicación: 2010
• Institución: Universidad del Rosario
• Repositorio: Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/25953
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2009.05.013; https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/25953
• Palabra clave: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Colombia; Nosocomial; Infections
• License: Restringido (Acceso a grupos específicos)