Obesity as a Determinant of Staphylococcus Aureus Colonization Among Maximum Security Prisoners in New York State

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. S160
Author(s):  
Montina B. Befus ◽  
Dhritiman Mukherjee ◽  
Benjamin Miko ◽  
Carolyn Herzig ◽  
Zoltan Apa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State ◽  
Maximum Security

scholarly journals Prevalence and risk factors forStaphylococcus aureuscolonization in individuals entering maximum-security prisons

2013 ◽  
Vol 142 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. V. MUKHERJEE ◽  
C. T. A. HERZIG ◽  
C. Y. JEON ◽  
C. J. LEE ◽  
Z. L. APA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
New York ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Population Control ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Fair Poor ◽  
Mrsa Colonization

SUMMARYTo assess the prevalence and risk factors for colonization withStaphylococcus aureusin inmates entering two maximum-security prisons in New York State, USA, inmates (N = 830) were interviewed and anterior nares and oropharyngeal samples collected. Isolates were characterized usingspatyping. Overall, 50·5% of women and 58·3% of men were colonized withS. aureusand 10·6% of women and 5·9% of men were colonized with MRSA at either or both body sites. Of MSSA isolates, the major subtypes werespatype 008 and 002. Overall, risk factors forS. aureuscolonization varied by gender and were only found in women and included younger age, fair/poor self-reported general health, and longer length of prior incarceration. Prevalence of MRSA colonization was 8·2%, nearly 10 times greater than in the general population. Control of epidemicS. aureusin prisons should consider the constant introduction of strains by new inmates.

HIV and colonization with Staphylococcus aureus in two maximum-security prisons in New York State

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montina B. Befus ◽  
Benjamin A. Miko ◽  
Carolyn T.A. Herzig ◽  
Nowai Keleekai ◽  
Dhritiman V. Mukherjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State ◽  
Maximum Security

scholarly journals Correspondence analysis to evaluate the transmission ofStaphylococcus aureusstrains in two New York State maximum-security prisons

2017 ◽  
Vol 145 (10) ◽  
pp. 2161-2165 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. BEFUS ◽  
D. V. MUKHERJEE ◽  
C. T. A. HERZIG ◽  
F. D. LOWY ◽  
E. LARSON
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Correspondence Analysis ◽  
New York State ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
York State ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Mucosal Site ◽  
Binomial Regression ◽  
Significant Difference

SUMMARYPrisons/jails are thought to amplify the transmission ofStaphylococcus aureus(SA) particularly methicillin-resistant SA infection and colonisation. Two independently pooled cross-sectional samples of detainees being admitted or discharged from two New York State maximum-security prisons were used to explore this concept. Private interviews of participants were conducted, during which the anterior nares and oropharynx were sampled and assessed for SA colonisation. Log-binomial regression and correspondence analysis (CA) were used to evaluate the prevalence of colonisation at entry as compared with discharge. Approximately 51% of admitted (N= 404) and 41% of discharged (N= 439) female detainees were colonised with SA. Among males, 59% of those admitted (N= 427) and 49% of those discharged (N= 393) were colonised. Females had a statistically significant higher prevalence (1·26:P= 0·003) whereas males showed no significant difference (1·06;P= 0·003) in SA prevalence between entry and discharge. CA demonstrated that some strains, such asspatypes t571 and t002, might have an affinity for certain mucosal sites. Contrary to our hypothesis, the prison setting did not amplify SA transmission, and CA proved to be a useful tool in describing the population structure of strains according to time and/or mucosal site.

scholarly journals Epidemiological and Biological Determinants ofStaphylococcus aureusClinical Infection in New York State Maximum Security Prisons

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin A. Miko ◽  
Montina Befus ◽  
Carolyn T. A. Herzig ◽  
Dhritiman V. Mukherjee ◽  
Zoltan L. Apa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Biological Determinants

scholarly journals Obesity as a Determinant ofStaphylococcus aureusColonization Among Inmates in Maximum-Security Prisons in New York State

2015 ◽  
Vol 182 (6) ◽  
pp. 494-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montina Befus ◽  
Franklin D. Lowy ◽  
Benjamin A. Miko ◽  
Dhritiman V. Mukherjee ◽  
Carolyn T. A. Herzig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State ◽  
Maximum Security

scholarly journals Is Environmental Contamination Associated with Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Infection in Maximum Security Prisons?

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 540-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin A. Miko ◽  
Carolyn T. A. Herzig ◽  
Dhritiman V. Mukherjee ◽  
Montina Befus ◽  
Zoltan L. Apa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Environmental Contamination ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
New York State ◽  
Clinical Infection ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Control Procedures ◽  
Aggressive Interventions ◽  
And Control

Over the past decade, large outbreaks of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections have occurred in correctional facilities across the country. Although many have been managed with aggressive interventions, response to standard infection control procedures has been variable, highlighting our incomplete understanding of staphylococcal transmission in this setting. Environmental contamination has recently emerged as a possible target for novel prevention and control strategies. This study sought to characterize the relationship between environmental contamination and clinical infection in this vulnerable population.We conducted a case-control study of S. aureus environmental contamination at 2 New York State (NYS) maximum security prisons: Sing Sing (men) and Bedford Hills (women).

Overuse of Topical Antibiotics Among Inmates Entering Maximum-Security Correctional Facilities in New York State

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. e177
Author(s):  
Carolyn Herzig ◽  
Dhritiman Mukherjee ◽  
Franklin Lowy ◽  
Caroline Lee ◽  
Zoltán Apa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York State ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Topical Antibiotics ◽  
York State ◽  
Maximum Security
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