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The rise of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: now the dominant cause of skin and soft tissue infection in Central Australia
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posted on 2017-10-01, 00:00 authored by E Macmorran, S Harch, Eugene AthanEugene Athan, S Lane, S Tong, L Crawford, S Krishnaswamy, S HewagamaThis study aimed to examine the epidemiology and treatment outcomes of community-onset purulent staphylococcal skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) in Central Australia. We performed a prospective observational study of patients hospitalised with community-onset purulent staphylococcal SSTI (n = 160). Indigenous patients accounted for 78% of cases. Patients were predominantly young adults; however, there were high rates of co-morbid disease. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was the dominant phenotype, accounting for 60% of cases. Hospitalisation during the preceding 6 months, and haemodialysis dependence were significant predictors of CA-MRSA infection on univariate analysis. Clinical presentation and treatment outcomes were found to be comparable for methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant cases. All MRSA isolates were characterised as non-multi-resistant, with this term used interchangeably with CA-MRSA in this analysis. We did not find an association between receipt of an active antimicrobial agent within the first 48 h, and progression of infection; need for further surgical debridement; unplanned General Practitioner or hospital re-presentation; or need for further antibiotics. At least one adverse outcome was experienced by 39% of patients. Clindamycin resistance was common, while rates of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistance were low. This study suggested the possibility of healthcare-associated transmission of CA-MRSA. This is the first Australian report of CA-MRSA superseding MSSA as the cause of community onset staphylococcal SSTI.
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Epidemiology and infectionVolume
145Issue
13Pagination
2817 - 2826Publisher
Cambridge University PressLocation
Cambridge, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0950-2688eISSN
1469-4409Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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Staphylococcus aureusCommunity epidemicsMethicillin - S. aureus resistant to (MRSA)Public health microbiologySoft tissue infectionsAdolescentAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsFemaleMaleMethicillin ResistanceMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedNorthern TerritoryStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcal Skin InfectionsYoung AdultScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicinePublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesTRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLECA-MRSAEPIDEMIOLOGYPOPULATIONEMERGENCEIMPACT\n Staphylococcus aureus\n
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