PMID- 8209405
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19940713
LR  - 20061115
IS  - 0041-5782 (Print)
IS  - 0041-5782 (Linking)
VI  - 156
IP  - 14
DP  - 1994 Apr 4
TI  - [Long-term carrier state of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus after 
      hospitalization].
PG  - 2065-6, 2069-70
AB  - In Denmark, strains of methicillin-resistant (MR) Staphylococcus aureus 
      constitute less than 0.1% of all S. aureus isolates and are often acquired 
      abroad. A strain of MR S. aureus phage type 77+ was isolated from a patient, who 
      had been hospitalized in a Portuguese hospital three months earlier. In Denmark, 
      the patient had been admitted to a private clinic for replacement of the aortic 
      valve and a coronary bypass operation. The strain did not produce detectable 
      soluble coagulase, and it was multiply resistant, including resistance to 
      gentamicin, tetracycline, erythromycin, and rifampicin. It was probably 
      non-invasive. Thirty-seven members of the staff were screened for MR S. aureus 
      with negative results. The patient was treated with chlorhexidine to eliminate 
      carriage, but, eight weeks after treatment, he was still colonized. Thus, in the 
      current epidemiological situation in Denmark, it is important to take into 
      consideration that carriage of MR S. aureus may last several months. We therefore 
      suggest, that specific guidelines for hospital hygiene should be upheld not only 
      for patients, who are transferred directly from hospitals in other countries, but 
      also for patients, who have been hospitalized abroad within the last three to six 
      months.
FAU - Pedersen, G
AU  - Pedersen G
AD  - Klinisk mikrobiologisk afdeling, Aalborg Sygehus.
FAU - Larsen, N H
AU  - Larsen NH
FAU - Schonheyder, H C
AU  - Schonheyder HC
FAU - Pedersen, M
AU  - Pedersen M
FAU - Rosdahl, V T
AU  - Rosdahl VT
FAU - Jepsen, O B
AU  - Jepsen OB
LA  - dan
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Langvarig baerertilstand med meticillinresistent Staphylococcus aureus efter 
      hospitalsindlaeggelse i udlandet.
PL  - Denmark
TA  - Ugeskr Laeger
JT  - Ugeskrift for laeger
JID - 0141730
SB  - IM
CIN - Ugeskr Laeger. 1994 Jun 20;156(25):3788-9. PMID: 8059464
MH  - Aged
MH  - *Carrier State
MH  - Cross Infection/drug therapy/microbiology/*transmission
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Methicillin Resistance
MH  - Portugal
MH  - Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy/*transmission
MH  - Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Travel
EDAT- 1994/04/04 00:00
MHDA- 1994/04/04 00:01
CRDT- 1994/04/04 00:00
PHST- 1994/04/04 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/04/04 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/04/04 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ugeskr Laeger. 1994 Apr 4;156(14):2065-6, 2069-70.