A Clinical Study of Skin Flora in Patients with MRSA Colonization after Introduction of Preventive Measures of Hospital Infection in a Geriatric Ward

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  • 老人病棟における院内感染対策継続中のMRSA保菌者群皮膚細菌叢
  • ロウジン ビョウトウ ニ オケル インナイ カンセン タイサク ケイゾクチュウ

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In early 1980's methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was reported as a major pathogenic organism of geriatric hospital infection in Japan. At the same time in the geriatric hospital MRSA infection was prevalent. To decrease nosocomial infections some active preven tive measures against hospital infection were taken since Oct. 1991.<BR>After introduction of preventive measures of hospital infection in the geriatric ward (190 beds) nosocomial bacteremia and pneumonia were markedly decreased in comp arison of episodenumber before introduction of prevention.<BR>However several patients with MRSA colonization were observed every month. The aim of this clinical study was to clear how frequent MRSA was isolated from ski n.<BR>Consequently 3 strains (3.4%) of MRSA were observed in 86 cultured skin.<BR>In conclusion we considered frequency of MRSA colonization frequency of MRSA col onizationon skin was not so high but rather very low under the preventive measure s.

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  • Kansenshogaku Zasshi

    Kansenshogaku Zasshi 71 (2), 97-102, 1997

    The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

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