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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers in Tertiary and Regional Hospitals in Dar es Salam, Tanzania
Joint Authors
Aboud, Said
Joachim, Agricola
Moyo, Sabrina J.
Nkinda, Lillian
Majigo, Mtebe
Rugarabamu, Sima
Mkashabani, Elizabeth G.
Mbembati, Naboth
Lyamuya, Eligius F.
Mmbaga, Elia John
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among health care workers (HCWs) increases the risk of spreading the organism in hospital settings.
A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and October 2016 among HCWs in tertiary and regional hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to determine the MRSA nasal carriage rate.
Nasal swabs were collected from HCWs and cultured on mannitol salt agar.
S.
aureus was identified based on colonial morphology, Gram staining, catalase, coagulase, and DNase test results.
MRSA was detected using the cefoxitin disk.
Among 379 HCWs enrolled, 157/379 (41.4%) were colonized with S.
aureus, of whom 59 (37.6%) were MRSA carriers giving an overall prevalence of 59/379 (15.6%).
MRSA carriage was high among HCWs in Temeke (56.9%) and Amana (37.5%) regional hospitals.
A high proportion of MRSA carriage was detected among nurses (35, 45.5%).
MRSA isolates showed high resistance toward kanamycin (83.7%), gentamicin (83.1%), ciprofloxacin (71.2%), and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole (46.8%) compared to methicillin-sensitive S.
aureus isolates (p≤0.001).
In conclusion, we found a high nasal carriage of MRSA and resistance to commonly prescribed antimicrobial agents among HCWs.
Implementation of infection control measures including contact precautions, urgent reporting of MRSA laboratory results, and routine MRSA screening of HCWs is highly needed to reduce MRSA spreading.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Joachim, Agricola& Moyo, Sabrina J.& Nkinda, Lillian& Majigo, Mtebe& Rugarabamu, Sima& Mkashabani, Elizabeth G.…[et al.]. 2018. Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers in Tertiary and Regional Hospitals in Dar es Salam, Tanzania. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Joachim, Agricola…[et al.]. Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers in Tertiary and Regional Hospitals in Dar es Salam, Tanzania. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173342
American Medical Association (AMA)
Joachim, Agricola& Moyo, Sabrina J.& Nkinda, Lillian& Majigo, Mtebe& Rugarabamu, Sima& Mkashabani, Elizabeth G.…[et al.]. Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers in Tertiary and Regional Hospitals in Dar es Salam, Tanzania. International Journal of Microbiology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173342
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173342