Oxacillin-resistant and multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Lima, Peru

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Feb;27(2):198-200. doi: 10.1086/500650. Epub 2006 Feb 8.

Abstract

In a hospital in Lima, Peru, a review of 103 Staphylococcus aureus infections was conducted during 2002. The prevalence of oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strains was 68%; 25% of strains were resistant to multiple drugs. Previous use of antibiotics and undergoing a surgical procedure during the current hospital stay were associated with the presence of an oxacillin-resistant S. aureus strain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple*
  • Humans
  • Medical Audit
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxacillin / therapeutic use*
  • Peru
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity

Substances

  • Oxacillin