Advances in diagnosis and treatment of lung infection caused by gram-positive coccus
- VernacularTitle:肺部革兰阳性球菌感染的诊治进展
- Author:
Yi SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pneumonia,staphylococcal;
Staphylococcus aureus;
Streptococcus pneumoniae;
diagnosis;
therapy
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
2001;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The incidence of gram-positive coccus infection was keeping rising in recent years,with increase in hospital-and community-acquired pneumonia,as well as the incidence of infection caused by drug-resistant bacteria.Staphylococcus sp.,Streptococcus sp.and Enterococcus sp.were the most common pathogens inducing infection of the respiratory system,among which Streptococcus ranked the first.Streptococcus pneumoniae is still the most common pathogen causing respiratory infection.Recently,infection produced by penicillin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae became more and more prevalent,leading to frequent failure in treatment.Regarding to Staphylococcus aureus,the methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA) account for approximately 60% of the pathogens inducing hospital-acquired infections,and what is worse,such a tendency is spreading to community,while the features of community-acquired MRSA infections (CA-MRSA) are very different from that of hospital-acquired MRSA infections (HA-MRSA).The purpose of present article is mainly to summarize the advances in diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus.
