Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco
Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus are a major problem in hospitals. The multidrug resistance and the nasal carriage of S. aureus play a key role in the epidemic of these infections. In this prospective study, 160 S. aureus strains were isolated from pathological samples of patients (79 case...
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| description | Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus are a major problem in hospitals. The multidrug resistance and the nasal carriage of S. aureus play a key role in the epidemic of these infections. In this prospective study, 160 S. aureus strains were isolated from pathological samples of patients (79 cases) and nasal swabs (81) of cases and controls from January to July 2007. The susceptibility to 16 antibiotics, including cefoxitin, was determined by the agar diffusion method, and methicillin resistance was confirmed by amplifying the mecA gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The prevalence of methicilin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was high in the burns (57.7%) and dermatology (39.4%) wards, and the MRSA strains isolated were extremely multi-resistant, but all of them were still susceptible to vancomycin. The rate of S. aureus nasal carriage was high in both cases and controls, in state, MRSA nasal carriage was more common among people infected with S. aureus. Keywords: Drug resistance, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Nasal cavity, Staphylococcal infections |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7efae6679d448a79426073add9028a82022-12-21T20:25:57ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1413-86702012-05-01163279283Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, MoroccoSanaâ Bouhali Zriouil0Mohammed Bekkali1Khalid Zerouali2Laboratory of Microbiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Casablanca, Morocco; Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, University Hassan II, Casablanca, MorroccoFaculty of Sciences Ain Chock, University Hassan II, Casablanca, MorroccoLaboratory of Microbiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Casablanca, Morocco; Corresponding author at: Laboratory of Microbiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy, 19 Street Tarik Bnou Zyad, Casablanca, Morocco.Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus are a major problem in hospitals. The multidrug resistance and the nasal carriage of S. aureus play a key role in the epidemic of these infections. In this prospective study, 160 S. aureus strains were isolated from pathological samples of patients (79 cases) and nasal swabs (81) of cases and controls from January to July 2007. The susceptibility to 16 antibiotics, including cefoxitin, was determined by the agar diffusion method, and methicillin resistance was confirmed by amplifying the mecA gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The prevalence of methicilin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was high in the burns (57.7%) and dermatology (39.4%) wards, and the MRSA strains isolated were extremely multi-resistant, but all of them were still susceptible to vancomycin. The rate of S. aureus nasal carriage was high in both cases and controls, in state, MRSA nasal carriage was more common among people infected with S. aureus. Keywords: Drug resistance, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Nasal cavity, Staphylococcal infectionshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012703240 |
| spellingShingle | Sanaâ Bouhali Zriouil Mohammed Bekkali Khalid Zerouali Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_full | Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_short | Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
| title_sort | epidemiology of staphylococcus aureus infections and nasal carriage at the ibn rochd university hospital center casablanca morocco |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012703240 |
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