Tratamiento para el staphylococcus aureus resistente a la meticilina en un paciente adulto mayor con insuficiencia renal

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a pathogen that causes various diseases such as pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, but the greatest concern is when this S. aureus is resistant to methicillin and cannot be treated with penicillins or drugs beta-lactams. Testing is required to determine its resistance or sensitivity to different antibiotics. The human being is considered the main reservoir of S. aureus, which can be found in healthy patients as well as in infected patients. Colonization of this bacterium can occur in the nostrils, in skin ulcers, in those with catheters and in the urethra. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is known to be the pathogen that causes both nosocomial and community-acquired infections. The factors that lead to a nosocomial MRSA infection include catheter manipulation, bladder catheterization, intubation, and prolonged hospitalization. The present work tries to analyze the clinical case of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin in an elderly patient with renal insufficiency. The methodology for carrying out the clinical case of the elderly with renal insufficiency used a descriptive and investigative method that was based on the search for scientific articles. It is concluded that the presence of a MRSA infection in an older adult suffering from kidney failure should be considered very important and the necessary tests should be carried out in order to administer the appropriate treatment.