PENGARUH FAKTOR SOSIAL EKONOMI TERHADAP KEJADIAN INFEKSI DAN POLA RESISTENSI Staphylococcus aureus Pasien RSUP Dr. Kariadi Semarang (Periode 2008-2009)

Abstract

Background: Staphylococcus aureus has a great ability in causing infection in hospitals and communities. Treatment of these infections becomes difficult because there are many types of antibiotic resistance. Socioeconomic factors are thought to influence the incidence of infection and resistance patterns of S. aureus (multidrug resistance). This study aimed to examine the influence of socioeconomic factors on the incidence of infection and resistance patterns of S. aureus (MDR). Method: The study was conducted using cross sectional design with 84 subjects were medical records and patients clinical material. Secondary data regarding with socioeconomic factors obtained from medical records. Patients clinical materials grown on blood agar, after incubation for one night, a pure colony of bacteria was identified by gram staining, catalase test and coagulase test. Samples that confirmed as S. aureus then were grown on solid Mueller-Hinton medium for susceptibility testing against several classes of antibiotics. Results: The use of insurance (p=1.000) and income level (p=0.395) did not significantly influence the incidence of infection of S. aureus. The use of insurance (p=0.736) also did not provide significant influence on the resistance pattern of S. aureus (MDR), while the income level (p=0.040) gave a significant influence on the resistance pattern of S. aureus (MDR). Conclusion: The socio-economic factors did not influence the incidence of infection of S. aureus in patients Dr. Kariadi period 2008-2009. Use of insurance did not influence the resistance pattern of S. aureus (MDR) in patients, while income levels influence the resistance patterns of S. aureus (MDR) in these patients. Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus, socioeconomic factors, infection, patterns of resistance (MDR)