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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Students at a Historically Black University : A Case Study
Joint Authors
Zhang, Kunyan
Akoda, Eyitayo
Shen, Hua
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Abstract EN
Background.
Black people in the USA is afflicted with a higher rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.
This study determined the prevalence of MRSA carriage among black college students at a university setting.
Methods.
Hand and nasal swabs were collected and screened for MRSA by mannitol fermentation, coagulase, and DNase activities and their resistance to oxacillin.
MRSA isolates were analyzed for antimicrobial resistance pattern, genetic profile for staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type, pulsed-field type, multilocus sequence type (ST), and the presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene.
Results.
MRSA was isolated from 1 of the 312 (0.3%) hand swabs and 2 of the 310 (0.65%) nasal swabs, respectively.
All isolates lack multidrug resistance and have type IV SCCmec, characteristic of community-associated MRSA.
These isolates were a ST8-MRSA-IVa-PVL(+) (USA300 strain), a ST8-MRSA-IVb-PVL(−), and a new MLST, ST2562-MRSA-IV-PVL(−), identified in this study.
These isolates were thus not transmitted among students.
Conclusion.
We found a low rate of MRSA carriage among students in a black university.
Our finding highlights the need of future study which involves multiinstitutions and other ethnic group to assess the association of black race with MRSA carriage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shen, Hua& Akoda, Eyitayo& Zhang, Kunyan. 2013. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Students at a Historically Black University : A Case Study. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513144
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shen, Hua…[et al.]. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Students at a Historically Black University : A Case Study. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513144
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shen, Hua& Akoda, Eyitayo& Zhang, Kunyan. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage among Students at a Historically Black University : A Case Study. International Journal of Microbiology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513144
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-513144