Monitoring of the countermeasures taken against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in medical institutions in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima University Hospital
Infection Control Dept.
Professor
NISHI Junichiro
Specially Appointed Associate Professor
KAWAMURA Hideki
Lecturer
KODAMA Yuichi
ARIMURA Shoko
SAIDA Ryuichi
SHIGEMI Akari
MOUGI Kumiko
FUKUYAMA Ryuko
Inspection Dept.
Professor
HASHIGUCHI Akihiro
Chief Clinical Laboratory Technician
MASAMOTO Izumi
Background and objectives of activities
Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) against pathogenic microorganisms has become a worldwide problem, and in Japan, MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and countermeasures against enterobacterial bacteria that are resistant to third-generation cephalosporins and quinolones have become issues of concern.
Summary of Activities
Kagoshima University Hospital operates the Kagoshima Infection Control Surveillance System (KICS). The system involves 51 medical institutions in Kagoshima Prefecture, and in addition to the detection of various drug-resistant bacteria, it also conducts analysis, monitoring, and feedback on hand hygiene and the proper use of antimicrobial agents, which are important measures against AMR.
Expected Benefits
A decrease in the number of drug-resistant bacteria will reduce the number of difficult-to-treat healthcare-associated infections and improve early detection and risk reduction responses to outbreaks of drug-resistant bacteria in medical institutions and other facilities in Kagoshima Prefecture.