title: Consensus statement on the management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia in Asia.
abstract: Nosocomial pneumonia (NP; encompassing hospital-acquired, health care-associated and ventilator-associated pneumonia) is one of the most common nosocomial infections and is associated with a mortality rate of 18.7%-40.8% in Asian countries. The burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in Asia is high, and approximately 13% of NP cases in Asia are caused by this pathogen. Evidence regarding optimal management of MRSA NP continues to evolve and is complicated by the fact that a significant proportion of cases are likely to be caused by isolates with reduced susceptibility to the main therapeutic agent, vancomycin. The Asian Consensus Taskforce on MRSA Nosocomial Pneumonia has developed this statement to provide consensus points on diagnosis, antimicrobial treatment and prevention strategies for MRSA NP in the Asian context, based on our review of Asian data, previous international guidelines and recent scientific evidence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Thuan T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Jann-Tay
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Chong H Kin
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liam
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moral
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Marie Yvette
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Barez
authors.forename: Latre
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Buntaran
authors.forename: Oloan E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Tampubolon
authors.forename: Visanu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thamlikitkul
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001208:Asia; D032921:Consensus; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Asia; antibacterial agents; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; nosocomial infections; pneumonia