[Nosocomial infections caused by multiresistant pathogens. Clinical management exemplified by multiresistant Staphylococcus aureus].

Abstract

Nosocomial infections are a serious problem for every hospital for medical and economic reasons. During the last few years, multiresistant strains have been coming to the fore. At the end of the 1970s, the first outbreaks of nosocomial infections of oxacillin- and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains (MRSA) were reported. MRSA outbreaks require a high degree of organization of medical and hygiene procedures for therapy and prevention. Taking our own experiences into consideration, the essential measures for controlling such infections are discussed.

• Authors: H J Knopf
• Journal: Der Urologe. Ausg. A (Urologe A) Vol. 36 Issue 3 Pg. 248-54 (May 1997) ISSN: 0340-2592 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Nosokomiale Infektionen durch multiresistente Erreger. Klinisches Management am Beispiel des multiresistenten Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
• PMID: 9265346 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Cross Infection (drug therapy, microbiology, prevention & control)
• Disease Outbreaks (prevention & control)
• Drug Resistance, Multiple
• Humans
• Risk Factors
• Staphylococcal Infections (drug therapy, microbiology, prevention & control)
• Staphylococcus aureus (drug effects)