Abstract：
:We aimed to describe disease burden, characteristics, and outcomes of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection (BSI) in Hong Kong. A retrospective, observational study was conducted in 26 Hong Kong public hospitals between January 2010 and December 2012. The primary outcome measures were 30-day mortality rate and infection-related hospital cost. Of 1133 patients reviewed, 727 (64.17%) were male, 1075 (94.88%) had health care-associated community-onset and 44 (3.88%) had hospital-onset MRSA infection. The mean age of patients was 76 (SD = 15) years, including 172 (15.18%) aged 20 to 59 years and 961 (84.8%) aged ≥60 years. The annual incidence rates in age groups of 20 to 59 years and ≥60 years were 0.96 to 1.148 per 100 000 and 22.7 to 24.8 per 100 000, respectively. The 30-day mortality was 367 (32.39%). Older patients (>79 years), chronic lung disease, and prior hospitalization were associated with increased mortality. The mean cost was US$10 565 (SD = 11 649; US$1 = HK$7.8). MRSA BSI was a significant burden in Hong Kong.
journal_name
Asia Pac J Public Healthjournal_title
Asia-Pacific journal of public healthauthors
You JHS,Choi KW,Wong TY,Ip M,Ming WK,Wong RY,Chan SN,Tse HT,Chau CTS,Lee NLSdoi
10.1177/1010539517717365subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-07-01 00:00:00pages
451-461issue
5eissn
1010-5395issn
1941-2479journal_volume
29pub_type
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