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OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic pattern and tendency of the infections by MRSA between 1992 and 1997. DESIGN AND METHODS: Descriptive study of the infections by MRSA in a tertiary-care hospital. RESULTS: 267 MRSA infections, 131 infections were included within 58 buds and 136 cases isolated form. The more affected services were Internal Medicine, Urology, Neurology, Vascular surgery and intensive care unit. A tendency was observed to the increase in > 65 years cases and in medical services. CONCLUSIONS: The increase of elderly cases in medical services and > 65 years carriers in their nose could translate the existent situation in the community.
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Hospitals, Community , Methicillin/therapeutic use , Penicillins/therapeutic use , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology , Staphylococcus aureus , Aged , Cross Infection/drug therapy , Cross Infection/epidemiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , Drug Resistance, Microbial , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Nasal Mucosa/microbiology , Spain , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiologyABSTRACT
The present study is based on the analysis of records concerning 2,123 cases of cancer registered between 1973 and 1982 in the Health Sector of Calatayud. We pretend to find out what sort of role is played by the gathered cancer information registries on the Community Health Diagnosis elaboration and, therefore, on the Primary Care Planning. An important loss of cases (23% in men and 13% in women) and a clear influence of socioeconomic factors concerning Epidemiology and even Cancer Care are remarked. Delay times of diagnosis are higher than on the other series: breast (17.4 months), skin (39.9 months), larynx (7.7 months). A preferential care about the improvement of the Sanitary Education of population, their accessibility to Sanitary System and medical praxis of the Primary Care professionals are proposed.
