An alarming presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a major hospital in the Henan province, China: A five-year observation

Authors

  • Adi Idris Menzies Health Institute Queensland, School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  • Ding Zhenzhen Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China
  • Ma Chunyan Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China
  • Zhao Wenmin Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China
  • Xie Wenzhong Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2018.5.1.27

Keywords:

Antibiotic resistance, henan, hospital, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, staphylococci

Abstract

Background: Health care-associated infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the main causes of bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections in hospitals.
Methodology: Bodily fluids and skin swab samples from in-patients from a major hospital in Henan province were collected between 2013 and 2017. Samples were then cultured, identified and subjected to drug susceptibility testing on a BD Phoenix™ 100.
Results: A 5-year observation of the presence of MRSA in this hospital revealed a high incidence of MRSA, compared to other staphylococci species isolated from in-hospital patients in 2013 (74.4%). Implementation of hygiene measures and the introduced usage of vancomycin in therapy curbed the number of isolated MRSA to 44.4% in 2017.
Conclusion: Early identification of MRSA is essential for further therapeutic treatment and the control of rapid expansion of this pathogen.

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Author Biographies

Ding Zhenzhen, Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China

Department of Clinical Laboratory

Ma Chunyan, Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China

Department of Clinical Laboratory

Zhao Wenmin, Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China

Department of Clinical Laboratory

Xie Wenzhong, Kaifeng Central Hospital, Kaifeng, Henan Province, China

Department of Clinical Laboratory

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Published

2018-03-30

How to Cite

Adi Idris, Ding Zhenzhen, Ma Chunyan, Zhao Wenmin, & Xie Wenzhong. (2018). An alarming presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a major hospital in the Henan province, China: A five-year observation. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 5(1), 127–129. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2018.5.1.27

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018): Vol 5 | Issue 1 | January - March 2018

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