Screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers among individuals exposed and not exposed to the hospital environment and their antimicrobial sensitivity pattern

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avinandan Saha ◽  
SC Chandrashekar ◽  
Veena Krishnamurthy ◽  
ElkalRajappa Nagaraj ◽  
NK Rama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Antimicrobial Sensitivity ◽  
Sensitivity Pattern

MRSA REMAINS A GREAT PRIORITY DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS MORTALITY --- A BIRD'S EYE VIEW

2021 ◽  
pp. 114-118
Author(s):  
Raghavendra Rao M. V ◽  
Mubasheer Ali ◽  
Yogendra Kumar Verma ◽  
Dilip Mathai ◽  
Tina Priscilla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Chronic Infection ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Multiple Drug Resistance ◽  
Multiple Drug ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Benzyl Penicillin ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Antimicrobial Sensitivity

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is difcult to treat with methicillin, amoxicillin, penicillin, oxacillin, and other commonly used antibiotics because of its resistance. Staphylococcus organisms rapidly develop drug resistance as many as 50% of the domiciliary and 80% of the hospital strains are now penicillin resistant. Staphylococcus aureus also show multiple drug resistance. Therefore, Staphylococcal isolates should always be tested for antimicrobial sensitivity and chronic infection should be treated by more than one drug. Before 1960,when methicillin, is the rst penicillin's-resistant penicillin's, was brought into use, about 1%of the strains of the Staphylococcus aureus were "methicillin resistant" and by 1970 in Britain their proportion has risen to about 5%.These strains are tolerant of, low therapeutic concentrations of methicillin, cloxacillin, benzyl penicillin and ampicillin.They do not destroy methicillin and cloxacillin, but most of them are penicillinase-producing as well as being "methicillin resistant" and therefore inactivate benzyl penicillin and ampicillin. Its resistance is uncertain since infections may be cured with a high dose of methicillin.

scholarly journals Clonal dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in patients and the hospital environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. e691-e695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Javidnia ◽  
Malihe Talebi ◽  
Mahnaz Saifi ◽  
Mohammad Katouli ◽  
Abdolaziz Rastegar Lari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS RISK PERCEPTION BY HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongo Rémi Kouabenan ◽  
Michel Dubois ◽  
Régis de Gaudemaris ◽  
Fabien Scarnato ◽  
Marie-Reine Mallaret
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Staff Members

This study examines perceived risk of contamination by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among healthcare personnel in a French university hospital. MRSA poses a public health threat for healthcare staff who work in a hospital environment. This study is part of a pluridisciplinary research project on the risk factors of MRSA contamination. In many studies (Kouabenan, 1998; Slovic, 1987; Slovic et al., 1981), risk perception appears to be an important factor in understanding attitudes towards accident prevention and selfprotective behavior. A questionnaire measuring several dimensions of perceived MRSA risk (risk for oneself, risk for others, severity, controllability, frequency, preventive efforts) and a questionnaire assessing optimism were administered to 187 hospital staff members of various occupations. The results revealed that the risk of MRSA contamination was well perceived as a whole by healthcare personnel. However, certain factors like proximity to patients and length of service tended to be accompanied by an underestimation of the risk, while other factors like little education, working part-time, and a lack of experience tended to cause overestimation. Preventive measures are recommended.

scholarly journals Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive MRSA in 2003: the Dutch situation

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 3-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
W J B Wannet ◽  
M E Heck ◽  
G N Pluister ◽  
E Spalburg ◽  
M G Van Santen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Sequence Type ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Molecular Subtyping ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Panton Valentine Leukocidin ◽  
Valentine Leukocidin

Analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates in the Netherlands in 2003 revealed that 8% of the hospital isolates carried the loci for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). Molecular subtyping showed that most Dutch PVL-MRSA genotypes corresponded to well-documented global epidemic types. The most common PVL-MRSA genotypes were sequence type ST8, ST22, ST30, ST59 and ST80. MRSA with ST8 increased in the Netherlands from 1% in 2002 to 17% in 2003. It is emphasised that PVL-MRSA might not only emerge in the community, but also in the hospital environment.

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