Systemic: Sepsis, bacteremia, endocarditis Organ system: Meningitis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, paratitis,
myositis
Evolution of Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-positive Cocci
Deaths: 20,000
Source: Centers for Disease Control. MMWR 1997;46(RR-8)
% of Isolates Resistant to Penicillin
Trend for Penicillin-Resistant (MIC 2 mg/ml) S. pneumoniae in the US (1988-2002)
CHALLENGES IN THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
Changing population of hospital patients
Increased severity of illness Increased numbers of immunocompromised patients Shorter duration of hospitalization More and larger intensive care units
Pneumonia: 967 (46.9%) Other lower respiratory tract: 368 (17.8%) Urinary tract: 363 (17.6%) Bloodstream: 247 (12.0%)