Cited 0 times in Scipus Cited Count

Methicillin-Resistant-Staphylococcus aureus Theraphy for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant-Staphylococcus aureus Infected Wounds

Other Title
메치실린 저항 포도알균에 감염된 창상 치료에 있어 음압요법의 의의
Authors
김, 주형 | 박, 명철  | 이, 일재  | 박, 동하
Citation
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 33(5). : 632-636, 2006
Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
ISSN
1015-6402
Abstract
Purpose:Methicillin-Resistant-Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been increasingly recognized as a cause of nosocomial infection. MRSA is hardly-controllable organism among the pathogen of nosocomial infection, because it is resistant to most antibiotics except vancomycin, and local treatment with most antiseptics are not effective to eradicate MRSA from the infection. The effectiveness of Vacuum-Assisted-Closure(VAC) was reported widely. we tried to modify original VAC. We tried VAC dressing on MRSA infected wound to evaluate whether or not the VAC is effective to eradicate MRSA which existed in the open wound.
Methods:From September 2003 to December 2003, 24 patients admitted to the plastic and reconstructive surgery and orthopedic surgery, were studied. All patients were found to be positive in previous wound. Using clinical randomized study, 24 patients were divided into two groups: VAC dressing group and the Betadine(R) dressing group(control). During treatment, wound culture was done twice a week for evaluation of MRSA infection elimination.
Results:The mean period that MRSA become not detected in all case was 17.1 days in VAC dressing group, and 25.8 days in control group, respectively. The p value was 0.013. The result reveals that the VAC dressing group is more effective to MRSA infection control. As a result, the VAC dressing was more effective in MRSA infected wound than conventional dressing.
Conclusions:Through this study, we found objective result of VAC dressing. We hope that VAC dressing is more widely applied to fresh and infected wound.
Keywords

Appears in Collections:
Journal Papers > School of Medicine / Graduate School of Medicine > Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Ajou Authors
박, 동하  |  박, 명철  |  이, 일재
Full Text Link
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Export

qrcode

해당 아이템을 이메일로 공유하기 원하시면 인증을 거치시기 바랍니다.

Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

Browse