The Prevalence of S. Aureus Nasal Colonisation and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern amongst Primary School Pupils

Assafi, Mahde Saleh; Polse, Reem Foad; Hussein, Nawfal R; Haji, Ahmed H.; Issa, Araz Ramadhan

doi:10.25271/2017.5.1.291

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“…24 A recent study in Iraq reported that nasal colonization of MRSA among the primary school children was 13.3%. 28 Adhikari et al Nasal Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and their Antibiograms among.. In the present study, the rate of isolation of S. aureus in male school children was 17.2% and 16.8% in female school children.…”

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“…Our finding is similar to another study by Assafi et al, in Iraq who reported the prevalence of MRSA in male as 3.8% and in female as 4.4%. 28 Nasal carriage of S. aureus was also studied in two different age-groups: 3-9 years and 10-15 years. In the study, 8.5% of the children belonging to the age group 3-9 years and 24.1% belonging to the age group 10-15 years were found to harbor S. aureus.…”

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Nasal Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and their Antibiograms among School Children in Bharatpur, Nepal

Adhikari¹,

Khadka

Parajuli³

et al. 2018

J Coll Med Sci-Nepal

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Background: Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus has been linked to several community-acquired and nosocomial infections. The present study was undertaken to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of S.aureus colonizing the anterior nares of school children in Bharatpur, Nepal. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 206 school children aged 3-15 years from fourteen different government schools in Bharatpur, Nepal were enrolled from January to May 2017. Prior to collecting sample, permission was sought from the administration of each school. All the participants were informed about the purposes of the study and the method of sample collection. Isolation of S.aureus and their antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed by standard microbiological procedures. Results: S. aureus was isolated in 35(16.9%) cases of which 6 (17.1%) were methicillin-resistant S.aureus (MRSA) and 7 (20.0%) were multi-drug resistant (MDR). Prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA was higher in the age group 10-15 years (24.1% and 3.6%) compared to the age group 3-9 years (8.5% and 2.1%) (p=0.003).All the isolates were sensitive towards vancomycin and amikacin. Conclusions: Promotion of good hygienic practices among school going children can be suggested to abate the risk of spread and infections by S.aureus.Keywords: antibiotic resistance; MRSA; nasal carriage; S. aureus; school children.

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Nasal Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and their Antibiograms among School Children in Bharatpur, Nepal

Adhikari¹,

Khadka

Parajuli³

et al. 2018

J Coll Med Sci-Nepal

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“…In contrary to our study, no cases of MRSA were detected by other studies (Castro et al, 2016;Vatansever et al, 2016). Many different factors contributed in the distribution of S. aureus and MRSA including crowded housing, bad hygienic practices, sharing of personal utensils, recurrent antibiotic usage, hospital admissions and intravenous drug addicts (Braga et al, 2014;Assafi et al, 2017).…”

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Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Among Food Handlers in Duhok City

Abdulrahman

Taher

2018

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Food handlers harbouring S. aureus on their noses or in hands are considered as the main source of food contamination. Antibiotic resistance in S. aureus is a serious issue. The study aimed to find out the prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus among food handlers in restaurants of Duhok city. Nasal and hand swabs were taken from 200 food handlers. The collected swabs inoculated on mannitol salt agar and incubated at 37oC for 24-48h. Isolates identified as S. aureus underwent antimicrobial sensitivity testing to methicillin and vancomycin on Mueller Hinton agar. A total of 74 (37%) out of 200 cultures of food handlers were found to be colonized with S. aureus.53 (26.5%) isolated from the nose, compared with 8 (4.0%) from hands and 13 (6.5%) from both. 27% of the food handlers were found to be MRSA carrier, and none of the isolates were resistant to Vancomycin. The study revealed a high prevalence of MRSA among food handlers in Duhok city. Food handlers in public places are required to go through regular screening for both nasal and skin carriage of S. aureusfor the early detection and treatment of carriers. So as to protect the community from staphylococcal food poisoning and the spread of resistant S. aureus strains among the population.

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“…The same results were found in Baghdad showing low sensitivity against amoxiclav, ceftriaxone and ceftazidime (33%, 33% and 30% respectively) (Hussein, 2014). There are an increasing number of antibiotic resistance pathogens locally and worldwide Jasovsky et al, 2016;Assafi et al, 2017). Extended spectrum beta-Lactamases-producing uropathogenic E. coli is a leading cause of UTI in Iraq (Polse et al, 2016b).E.…”

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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Pathogenic Bacteria Causing Urinary Tract Infections at Azadi Hospital In Duhok City\Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Abdulrahman

2018

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Urinary tract infections represents one of the most common diseases encountered in medical practice affecting people of all ages from the neonate to the geriatric age group. The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns for most common strains of bacterial urine isolates taken from patients at Azadi teaching hospital laboratories in Duhok city/Kurdistan region in Iraq, for two years (2014 and 2015). A retrospective survey study was conducted and 1003 data of urine culture sensitivity test were collected from recorded archives of the Azadi hospital of two years; 2014 and 2015. The study included all recorded positive urine samples cultures isolated from inpatients and outpatients. Results revealed that the female to male ratio for urinary tract infection was 2.7:1 and the most common microorganisms isolated were Escherichia coli (52%), Staphylococcus aureus (11%), Staphylococcus haemolyticus (9.6%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (8.1%). In general maximum sensitivity was seen for Meropenem (94.9%), followed by Imipenem (89.7%) and Ertapenem (88.7%). The maximum resistance was seen against Cefazolin (79.7%) and Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid (77.5%). The antibiotic sensitivity pattern of E. coli reveals that the maximum sensitivity was seen for Meropenem (97.3%) and Imipenem (95.6%). The maximum resistance was seen against Amoxicillin/clavlanic acid (83.1%). The resistance against many commonly used antibiotics have been increased which limit the options for treating urinary tract infection. This is resulted from uncontrolled use of the antibiotics and lack of policies and guidelines for their use in public health.

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The Prevalence of S. Aureus Nasal Colonisation and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern amongst Primary School Pupils

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Nasal Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and their Antibiograms among School Children in Bharatpur, Nepal

Nasal Colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and their Antibiograms among School Children in Bharatpur, Nepal

Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Among Food Handlers in Duhok City

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Pathogenic Bacteria Causing Urinary Tract Infections at Azadi Hospital In Duhok City\Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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