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Comparison of the clinical significance of methicillin‐resistant and methicillin‐sensitive Staphylococcus aureus isolations
Author(s) -
Collopy Brian T.,
Dalton Marita F.,
Wright Christopher,
Mullany Charles
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb103997.x
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , clinical significance , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , colonization , incidence (geometry) , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcus , biology , bacteria , genetics , physics , optics
A prospective study of the incidence and clinical significance of Staphylococcus aureus isolations in patients undergoing surgery in a 600‐bed hospital has disclosed that methicillin‐sensitive organisms are more likely to be associated with severe infections (36%) than methicillin‐resistant organisms (26%), and that resistant organisms are present as a colonization more often (54%) than sensitive organisms (42%). However, once a severe infection has become established, that with a methicillin‐resistant organism is associated with an increased length of stay in hospital, and a greater risk of death.