Caracterización de las infecciones invasivas por Staphylococcus aureus meticilino resistente en pacientes ingresados en el Hospital de Niños Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde 2018 - 2019.

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus infections are one of the most common infections in the pediatric population. The variant of this bacterium with resistance to methicillin currently has a high incidence, which largely determines the high morbidity and mortality rates in this population. The objective of this study is to characterize invasive infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The type of study is descriptive, cross-sectional between the years 2018-2019 at the Dr. Roberto Gilbert Elizalde Pediatric Hospital. The study population consisted of 222 patients with isolation of methicillin-resistant S. aureus, from which a sample of 121 patients with ages ranging from one month of age to 16 years old. Among the results, it was determined that the age group with the highest frequency was infants with a presentation of 53.7% of the cases. Regarding the origin of the infection, 79.3% of patients with MRSA infections are of community origin, with skin and soft tissue infection being the main primary focus of infection in 69.3%, 29.6% of invasive infections are associated with hospital care, of these, CLABSI was the most common infection in 8.3% of the patients evaluated. Infections related to health care were associated with a longer hospital stay, the need for antibiotic rotation, and mortality, occurring in 8.2% of all patients.