Volume 11, Number 2—February 2005
Letter
Community-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Singapore
Li-Yang Hsu*
, Anne Tristan†, Tse-Hsien Koh*, Michéle Bes†, Jerome Etienne†, Asok Kurup*, Thuan-Tong Tan*, and Ban-Hock Tan*
, Anne Tristan†, Tse-Hsien Koh*, Michéle Bes†, Jerome Etienne†, Asok Kurup*, Thuan-Tong Tan*, and Ban-Hock Tan*Table
Demographic and clinical data of patients with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
| Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of MRSA isolation | Mar 2001 | Nov 2002 | Jan 2003 | Feb 2003 | Mar 2003 | May 2003 | Oct 2003 | Apr 2004 |
| Ethnicity | Indian | Filipino | Chinese | Chinese | Filipino | Chinese | Filipino | Chinese |
| Age | 52 | 20 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 56 | 21 | 33 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | F | F | F |
| Coexisting conditions | Diabetes mellitus | – | – | – | – | Endometrial cancer | – | – |
| Infection type | Pneumonia, bacteremia | Hand abscess | Hand abscess | Hand abscess | Hand abscess | Hand abscess | Chin abscess | Abdominal wall abscess |
| Therapy* | IV vancomycin | I&D | I&D | I&D | I&D | I&D | I&D | I&D |
| Appropriate antimicrobial drug usage | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
*Therapy: IV, intravenous; –, not applicable; I&D, incision and drainage of abscess.
