Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (Mrsa) in Atopik Dermatitis Patients at Dr. H Abdul Moeloek Public Hospital Bandar Lampung

Abstract

The incidence of DA in Indonesia increases every year and ranks first in the top 10 pediatric skin diseases in 2010. DA prevalence in Lampung alone ranks tenth in the list of the top ten provincial diseases in Lampung in 2016 with a total of 44,034 cases. In more than 90% of the skin of atopic dermatitis patients, Staphylococcus aureus is colonized as a result of skin barrier disorders and natural immunity. Since the emergence of S. aureus strains that were resistant to methicillin antibiotics in 1961, MRSA began to be found in lesions of atopic dermatitis patients. MRSA has become a global health problem that is strongly associated with infections that are difficult to cure and high morbidity. This study aimed to determine whether MRSA was present in the lesions of atopic dermatitis patients treated at the Skin and Genital Poly of Abdul Moeloek Public Hospital Bandar Lampung. This study was an observational study with a cross sectional design. The sample collection was obtained in the form of swabs from the patient's lesions in the period March to May 2019, then identification of MRSA bacteria in the laboratory by conducting culture on agar media. 57,7% of people with atopic dermatitis had colonization of Staphylococcus aureus, and 20% of them are MRSA.