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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2019

Impact of health care-associated community-onset cellulitis in Korea: a multicenter study.

Seong Yeon Park, Tark Kim, Seong-Ho Choi, Jiwon Jung, Shi Nae Yu, Hyo-Lim Hong, Yong Kyun Kim, Se Yoon Park, Eun Hee Song, Ki-Ho Park and 4 more

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Seong Yeon ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea.
Tark KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, South Korea.
Seong-Ho ChoiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Jiwon JungDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, South Korea.
Shi Nae YuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, South Korea.
Hyo-Lim HongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea.
Yong Kyun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, South Korea.
Se Yoon ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Eun Hee SongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, South Korea.
Ki-Ho ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Oh-Hyun ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, South Korea.
Sang Ho ChoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Yee Gyung KwakDepartment of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Juhwa-ro 170, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10380, South Korea. ygkwak@paik.ac.kr.
and the Korean SSTI (Skin and Soft Tissue Infection) Study Group

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Abstract

We conducted a multicenter study to determine the clinical and microbiological characteristics of health care-associated (HCA) cellulitis in Korea. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who had been diagnosed with community-onset cellulitis. Of the 2208 cellulitis patients, 232 (10.5%) had HCA cellulitis, 1243 (56.3%) patients were hospitalized, and 15 (0.7%) died in hospital. Compared with community-acquired (CA) cellulitis, patients with HCA cellulitis were older and more frequently presented with comorbidity and septic shock. A total of 355 microorganisms were isolated from 314 patients (14.2%). Staphylococcus aureus (134 isolates) was the most common organism, followed by Streptococcus spp. (86 isolates) and Gram-negative fermenters (58 isolates). Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) accounted for 29.1% (39/134) of S. aureus infections. None of the Gram-negative fermenters were resistant to carbapenem. The antibiotic susceptibility pattern of isolated microorganisms was not different between HCA and CA cellulitis. In patients with HCA cellulitis, S. aureus (11.2% [26/232] vs. 5.5% [108/1976], p = 0.001), including MRSA (4.3% [10/232] vs. 1.5% [29/1976], p = 0.003) and Gram-negative fermenters (6.0% [14/232] vs. 2.3% [44/1976], p = 0.002), were more common causative organisms than in CA-cellulitis patients. Age ≥ 65 years, septic shock, and HCA infection were statistically significant factors associated with in-hospital mortality.

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AdultAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaCellulitisCommunity-Acquired InfectionsComorbidityCross InfectionDrug Resistance, BacterialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCellulitisHealth care–associated infectionStaphylococcus aureus

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