Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jonathan WH Wong,1 Margaret Ip,2 Arthur Tang,3 Vivian WI Wei,1 Samuel YS Wong,1 Steven Riley,4 Jonathan M Read,5,6,* Kin On Kwok1,7,8,* 1Faculty of Medicine, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;...

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Main Authors: Wong JWH, Ip M, Tang A, Wei VWI, Wong SYS, Riley S, Read JM, Kwok KO
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Published: Dove Medical Press 2018-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-and-risk-factors-of-community-associated-methicillin-resist-peer-reviewed-article-CLEP
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author Wong JWH
Ip M
Tang A
Wei VWI
Wong SYS
Riley S
Read JM
Kwok KO
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Ip M
Tang A
Wei VWI
Wong SYS
Riley S
Read JM
Kwok KO
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description Jonathan WH Wong,1 Margaret Ip,2 Arthur Tang,3 Vivian WI Wei,1 Samuel YS Wong,1 Steven Riley,4 Jonathan M Read,5,6,* Kin On Kwok1,7,8,* 1Faculty of Medicine, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; 2Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; 3Department of Software, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea; 4MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, UK; 5Centre for Health Informatics Computing and Statistics, Lancaster Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK; 6Institute of Infection and Global Health, The Farr Institute@HeRC, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; 7Faculty of Medicine, Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; 8Shenzhen Research Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China *These authors contributed equally to this work Objective: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging global public health threat. In response to a highlighted strategic priority of the World Health Organization Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, to “strengthen the knowledge and evidence base through surveillance and research”, we synthesized published articles to estimate CA-MRSA carriage prevalence in the Asia-Pacific region. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PROSPERO CRD:42017067399). We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed for articles published from 1 January 2000 to 19 May 2017, which reported CA-MRSA carriage (defined as either colonization or infection) in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016. Studies were stratified according to settings (community or hospital where CA-MRSA was isolated) and study populations (general public or subpopulations with specified characteristics). Ranges of CA-MRSA carriage prevalence were reported for study groups. Results: In total, 152 studies were identified. Large diversity was observed among studies in most study groups. In community-level studies, the CA-MRSA carriage prevalence among the general public ranged from 0% to 23.5%, whereas that ranged from 0.7% to 10.4% in hospital settings. From community-level studies, countries with the highest prevalence were India (16.5%–23.5%), followed by Vietnam (7.9%) and Taiwan (3.5%–3.8%). Children aged ≤6 (range: 0.5%–40.3%) and household members of CA-MRSA carriers (range: 13.0%–26.4%) are subgroups without specific health conditions but with much higher CA-MRSA carriage when compared to the general population. Conclusion: Our CA-MRSA prevalence estimates serve as the baseline for future national and international surveillance. The ranges of prevalence and characteristics associated with CA-MRSA carriage can inform health authorities to formulate infection control policies for high-risk subgroups. Future studies should explore the heterogeneities in CA-MRSA carriage prevalence among subgroups and countries to clarify the predominant transmission mechanisms in Asia-Pacific and other regions. Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, emerging global health threat, population studies, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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spelling doaj.art-48b9dab0edca4be0af5461531dfc70bb2022-12-22T00:17:29ZengDove Medical PressClinical Epidemiology1179-13492018-10-01Volume 101489150141406Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysisWong JWHIp MTang AWei VWIWong SYSRiley SRead JMKwok KOJonathan WH Wong,1 Margaret Ip,2 Arthur Tang,3 Vivian WI Wei,1 Samuel YS Wong,1 Steven Riley,4 Jonathan M Read,5,6,* Kin On Kwok1,7,8,* 1Faculty of Medicine, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; 2Department of Microbiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; 3Department of Software, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea; 4MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, UK; 5Centre for Health Informatics Computing and Statistics, Lancaster Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK; 6Institute of Infection and Global Health, The Farr Institute@HeRC, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; 7Faculty of Medicine, Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China; 8Shenzhen Research Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China *These authors contributed equally to this work Objective: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an emerging global public health threat. In response to a highlighted strategic priority of the World Health Organization Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, to “strengthen the knowledge and evidence base through surveillance and research”, we synthesized published articles to estimate CA-MRSA carriage prevalence in the Asia-Pacific region. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PROSPERO CRD:42017067399). We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed for articles published from 1 January 2000 to 19 May 2017, which reported CA-MRSA carriage (defined as either colonization or infection) in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016. Studies were stratified according to settings (community or hospital where CA-MRSA was isolated) and study populations (general public or subpopulations with specified characteristics). Ranges of CA-MRSA carriage prevalence were reported for study groups. Results: In total, 152 studies were identified. Large diversity was observed among studies in most study groups. In community-level studies, the CA-MRSA carriage prevalence among the general public ranged from 0% to 23.5%, whereas that ranged from 0.7% to 10.4% in hospital settings. From community-level studies, countries with the highest prevalence were India (16.5%–23.5%), followed by Vietnam (7.9%) and Taiwan (3.5%–3.8%). Children aged ≤6 (range: 0.5%–40.3%) and household members of CA-MRSA carriers (range: 13.0%–26.4%) are subgroups without specific health conditions but with much higher CA-MRSA carriage when compared to the general population. Conclusion: Our CA-MRSA prevalence estimates serve as the baseline for future national and international surveillance. The ranges of prevalence and characteristics associated with CA-MRSA carriage can inform health authorities to formulate infection control policies for high-risk subgroups. Future studies should explore the heterogeneities in CA-MRSA carriage prevalence among subgroups and countries to clarify the predominant transmission mechanisms in Asia-Pacific and other regions. Keywords: antimicrobial resistance, emerging global health threat, population studies, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureushttps://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-and-risk-factors-of-community-associated-methicillin-resist-peer-reviewed-article-CLEPAntimicrobial resistanceemerging global health threatpopulation studiesmethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
spellingShingle Wong JWH
Ip M
Tang A
Wei VWI
Wong SYS
Riley S
Read JM
Kwok KO
Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Clinical Epidemiology
Antimicrobial resistance
emerging global health threat
population studies
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
title Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Prevalence and risk factors of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in Asia-Pacific region from 2000 to 2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort prevalence and risk factors of community associated methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus carriage in asia pacific region from 2000 to 2016 a systematic review and meta analysis
topic Antimicrobial resistance
emerging global health threat
population studies
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
url https://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-and-risk-factors-of-community-associated-methicillin-resist-peer-reviewed-article-CLEP
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