Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in a Greek University Hospital: One year experience

摘要

All MRSA-positive cultures of various clinical samplings attained as a part of the diagnostic process in the evaluation of patients with a suspected infection were recovered from the Microbiology department of our hospital. The patients' medical records were fully reassessed for the collection of demographic information, severity of illness categorized as sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock. Underlying diseases and their severity according to the McCabe and Jackson groups, the presence of intravenous lines (IVL) or central venous catheters (CVC), urinary bladder catheter (UBC), mechanical ventilation, and neutropenia if they were present at the time of infection, invasive medical procedures including surgery if they were performed in the three days prior to the bacteraemic incident, previous antimicrobial therapy at least two weeks prior to the event, and inadequate treatment if the patient did not receive appropriate antibiotic for at least 7 days, were also recorded.