Nasal and hands carriage rate of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among health care workers at Alwahda hospital, Derna
Other Title(s)
معدل حمل الأنف و اليدين للمكورات العنقودية الذهبية المقاومة للميثيسيلن بين عمال الرعاية الصحية في مستشفى الوحدة، درنة
Joint Authors
Khanfar, Husayn Y. H.
Thawud, Dalal A.
Abd Rabbih, Ilham O. A.
Umran, Intisar N.
Abd al-Daim, Jumah M. K.
Source
Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences
Issue
Vol. 34, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.279-287, 9 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Libya
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Increasing incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a well-documented healthcare and community phenomenon of concern to medical and public health communities all over the world.
One of the most important sources of MRSA infection in hospitals is health care workers (HCWs) through nasal or hands carriage.
The aim of this study is to determine the rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among HCWs.
A cross-sectional study involving 102 HCWs was conducted at Alwahda hospital, Derna.
Nasal and hand swabs were collected and cultured on Mannitol Salt Agar.
Gram staining was per-formed on mannitol fermenting colonies.
Slide catalase and coagulase were performed to identify S.
aureus.
An oxacillin and cefoxitin susceptibility test was carried out on Muller Hinton agar using the modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method.
Results: out of 102 healthcare workers, 46 (45.1%) carried S.
aureus.
The rate of methicillin resistance amongst all S.
aureus isolates was 47.8 % (22/46) whereas 21.6 % (22/102) of all HCWs were identi-fied as MRSA carriers.
Nurses had the highest MRSA carriage with 53%, compared to other HCW.
On the other hand, the highest rate of MRSA (75%) was seen in CCU workers fol-lowed by workers of pediatric and surgical wards (66%, 62% respectively).
The high rate of nasal and hand MRSA carriage among healthcare workers, especially in high-risk wards, in-dicates the imperfection of infection control measures in our hospitals and the necessity to improve the infection control program.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khanfar, Husayn Y. H.& Thawud, Dalal A.& Abd Rabbih, Ilham O. A.& Umran, Intisar N.& Abd al-Daim, Jumah M. K.. 2019. Nasal and hands carriage rate of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among health care workers at Alwahda hospital, Derna. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences،Vol. 34, no. 4, pp.279-287.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1329820
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khanfar, Husayn Y. H.…[et al.]. Nasal and hands carriage rate of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among health care workers at Alwahda hospital, Derna. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences Vol. 34, no. 4 (2019), pp.279-287.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1329820
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khanfar, Husayn Y. H.& Thawud, Dalal A.& Abd Rabbih, Ilham O. A.& Umran, Intisar N.& Abd al-Daim, Jumah M. K.. Nasal and hands carriage rate of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among health care workers at Alwahda hospital, Derna. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences. 2019. Vol. 34, no. 4, pp.279-287.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1329820
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 283-286
Record ID
BIM-1329820