Dynamics of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers in a tertiary-care hospital in Peru

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Garcia ◽  
A. Acuña-Villaorduña ◽  
A. Dulanto ◽  
S. Vandendriessche ◽  
M. Hallin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Nasal Carriage ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

scholarly journals Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening in healthcare workers: should a new protocol be introduced?

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Sahil Gurjar ◽  
Namami Mathur ◽  
Sulochana R. Jadhavar
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Carrier Rate ◽  
Agar Culture ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Hospital Infection Control

Background: In recent times, emerging resistance to majority of antibiotic classes seen in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates is of concern in hospital-acquired infection. MRSA carriage by healthcare workers (HCWs) has been documented to be as high as 50% in some studies. Higher carrier rate increases the risk of developing active infection as well as transmission of infection to the patients. The study aims to establish a relationship between MRSA carrier rate and healthcare workers of a tertiary care hospital in Pune and understand the need for screening regimens, based on the outcome.Methods: A cross-sectional study including health care workers from a tertiary care hospital working in different clinical departments was carried out. Data was collected by taking samples of nasal swabs of 115 HCWs and inoculated immediately on blood agar. Culture plates were incubated at 37°C for 24 hours and colonies were tested by routine diagnostic techniques. Antibiotic sensitivity was tested using cefoxitin discs on Mueller Hinton medium.Results: Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage was reported in 19 out of 115 (16.52%) healthcare workers, of which 63.2% were MRSA and 36.8% were MSSA. Prevalence of MRSA among Orthopaedic surgeons and General surgeons showed a carrier rate of 25% and 18.2% respectively. Nurses had a prevalence rate of 0.39 %. Overall prevalence of MRSA carriage in healthcare workers was reported to be 10.4%Conclusions: MRSA carriage among HCWs at the hospital is considerably high. The high prevalence of MRSA carriage emphasizes the need for stringent hospital infection control and regular screening regimen of HCWs.

scholarly journals Nasal carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 878-883
Author(s):  
Dr. Sharanya Krishnakumar ◽  
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Dr. Lakshmi Krishnasamy ◽  
Dr. Vinod Krishnagopal ◽  
Dr. Chitralekha Saikumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Nasal Carriage ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Care Workers
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