薬剤耐性ストレプトコッカス肺炎 (DRSP) の影響を最小限に抑える. DRSPワーキンググループの戦略です
D B Jernigan1, M S Cetron, R F Breiman
1Childhood and Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga 30333, USA.
JAMA
|January 17, 1996
まとめ
薬剤耐性ストレプトコッカス肺炎は,公衆衛生に重大な脅威をもたらしています. 新しい戦略は,DRSP感染と闘うために監視,ワクチン接種,合理的な抗生物質の使用に焦点を当てています.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
- 微生物学 微生物学とは
背景:
- 薬剤耐性ストレプトコッカス肺炎 (DRSP) は,未知の有病率と影響により,ますます大きな課題となっています.
- 低ワクチン接種率と不適切な抗菌薬の使用は,DRSPの問題を悪化させる.
- DRSPに対処するために,疾病管理予防センターのワーキンググループが1994年に設立されました.
研究 の 目的:
- DRSP感染の監視,調査,予防,制御のための包括的な戦略を開発する.
- DRSPの規模,臨床的影響,およびリスク要因の理解を深めること.
- 肺炎球菌ワクチン接種の増加と抗菌薬の賢明な使用を促進する.
主な方法:
- 侵襲的なDRSP感染に対する電子実験室ベースの監視システム (ELBS) の導入.
- DRSP感染に関連するリスク要因とアウトカムを特定する.
- 強化された監視と公衆衛生の介入を含むDRSP管理のための国家戦略の開発.
主要な成果:
- この戦略は,薬剤耐性の肺炎球菌に関する地域特有の流行データをタイムリーに提供することを目的としています.
- 抗菌薬の使用とワクチン接種の取り組みを導くために,国家,地域,および地方の動向は臨床医に拡散されます.
- ELBSネットワークは,他の感染症の監視に適応できるように設計されています.
結論:
- 提案された戦略は,DRSP感染に関連する合併症,後遺症,医療費,罹病率,死亡率を減らすことが期待されています.
- 強化された監視とターゲットを絞った介入は,DRSPの制御に不可欠です.
- このイニシアチブは,公衆衛生の監視能力の全体的な改善を目的としています.
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