The pooled prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was 42% among culture-positive cases of S. aureus, 51% in hospitalized children, and 14% in healthy children. The high prevalence of MRSA in Iranian children may be due to insufficient infection control measures in hospitals, inappropriate use of methicillin, inadequate staff training, and over-prescription of antibiotics in Iran. |
Survival rates of preterm infants have improved in the past few decades, and central venous catheters play an important role in the intensive medical treatment of these neonates. Unfortunately, these indwelling catheters increase the risk of intracardiac thrombosis, and they provide a nidus for microorganisms during the course of septicemia. Herein, we report a case of persistent bacteremia due to... |
A retropharyngeal abscess is a rare disease entity in young infants but can develop after nasopharyngeal viral infection. Group B |
Purpose : Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a relatively uncommon superficial blistering skin disease that is due to Staphylococcus aureus. We had experienced a regional outbreak of SSSS over 3 years in healthy children. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of those patients diagnosed as SSSS. Most of neonatal cases were nosocomial infections and excluded from the... |
ilus influenzae has been declined to 4% each from 23% and 14%, respectively, compared to previous study. S. agalactiae was the most common isolate in the infants ≤3 months. Among the infants and children aged 3 months to 2 years and children of 2-5 years, S. pneumoniae(57%, 52%, respectively, in each group) was the most common isolates followed by S.... |
Pyomysitis is a primary acute bacterial infection of large skeletal muscule, usually occuring in the absence of specific cause of infection. Pyomyositis has been reported mainly in tropical countries and was rare in temperate climates. but it has been recognized with increasing frequency. Toxic shock syndrome(TSS) is an acute mutisystemic disease characterized by high fever, hypotension, multisystem dysfunction and erythematous... |
Purpose : Nosocomial infection with Staphylococcus aureus, especially methicillin resistant S. aureus, has become a serious concern in the neonatal intensive care unit. The aim of this study is to investigate the virulence factors, and the relationship between the antibiotic resistance and the associated genes of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from nasal cavity of neonates. Methods : Fifty one isolates of S.... |
Purpose : Recently, Staphylococcus aureus has been reported as the principal microorganism isolated from impetigo, showing variable degrees of antimicrobial resistance. The aim of this work was to study the causative organism of impetigo the their antimicrobial susceptibility developed in impetigo in the past four years. Methods : We performed bacterial cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility tests in 73 patients with impetigo... |
Purpose : In recent years, the authors experienced a distinctive clinical entity of multiple intestinal ulcerations and perforations in infants. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of this entity, examine th possible pathogenesis and the effective treatment. Methods : Seven infants underwent abdominal exploration under suspicion of surgical abdomen and were noted to have multiple intestinal... |
Purpose : Pleural effusions may develop during the course of bacterial pneumonia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of the polymerase chain reaction(PCR) method for detection of M ycoplasma pneumoniae, M ycobaterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus from pleural fluid. Methods : Total 12 samples were obtained from pleural fluid; 2 samples from children with Mycoplasma pneumonia, 5 samples from adults with... |
Toxic Shock Syndrome(TSS), known to be mediated by toxins produced by Staphy¡ⓒlococcus aureus, is a potentially fatal multisystemic illness unless treated properly. Although the reported cases of TSS were primarily among menstruating women, more cases of TSS among children, nonmenstruating women and male adults have been reported recently. In Korea, however, TSS has not drawn much attention yet, and no... |
Antimicrobial susceptibility for 25 stranis of methicillin senitive Staphylococcus (MSSA) and 25 strains of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), isolated from in-patients at Kosin Medical Center from January, 1989 to July, 1990, were tested by the tube dilution method. 1) For MSSA, sensitivity tests showed 21% was sensitive to cefadroxil. Seventy one percent was intermediate and 8% was resistant. 2) 96% of... |
A comparative study was retrospectively performed with 1220 strains of staphylococcus aureus isolated from out-patients and in-patients at Kosin Medical Center from Jan. 1986 to Aug. 1989, in oder to find annual prevalence of MRSA and susceptibilities to several antibiotics. The following results were observed; 1) overall annual prevalence of MRSA were 18.9% in 1986, 29.4% in 1987, 46% in 1989 and the yearly increasing tendency... |
We reviewed 113 patients with Staphylococcus aureus infection and 219 strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from pediatric patients of Seoul National University Hospital from Jan. 1, 1987 to Dec. 31, 1987. The results were as follows: 1) The proportion of MSSA was 50.2% of total Staphylococcus aureus isolated and that of MRSA was 49.8%. Staphylococcus aureus were isolated from pus (33.8%), urine (16.9%), ear discharge (8. 2%),... |
We studied about antimicrobial susceptibilities of MRSA and isolation rate of MRSA according to culture site among 656 Staphylococcus aureuses which were isolated from various specimens of admitted patients and out-patients in pediatric departmet of National Medical Center during the period from July, 1983 to June, 1988, and clinical observation of 32 invasive infections caused by either MSSA or MRSA was performed. The results were... |
A retrospective study was done on 20 cases of facial and submandibular cellulitis, who had been admitted to our institution from August 1978 to August 1982. The following results were obtained. 1) There were no differences in sexual incidence. 2) In age incidence, 14 cases(70%) were before 2 years old. 3) The most frequent site of facial and submandibular cellulitis was left submandibular area, which was 11... |
1. A total of 3,178 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, 278 strains of Shegella and 506 strains of Salmonella were isolated and tested for sensitivity against antimicrobial agents at Seoul National University Hospital from January 1971 to December 1980. Clinical study was made on children under 15 years old. 2. Sensitive strains to antimicrobial agents were more frequently isolated in children than adult. But the pa竹ern of sensitivity... |