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Molecular Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Carriage From Hospitalized Patients and Medical Staff in Isfahan, Iran Publisher Pubmed



Moshtagheian S1 ; Halaji M1 ; Sedaghat H1 ; Shahin M2 ; Esfahani BN1 ; Havaei SA3
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  1. 1. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
  3. 3. Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Annali di Igiene Medicina Preventiva e di Comunita Published:2018


Abstract

Objectives. Nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been accounted as one of the main risk factors for the development of complicated nosocomial infections. The present study aimed to determine nasal carriage rate, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and molecular characteristics of MRSA isolates. Methods. This cross-sectional study was performed within 6 months period from July 2015 at 3 hospitals of Isfahan, Iran. Totally, 326 nasal samples were collected by cotton sterile swab from the nasal cavity of participants. Standard microbiological methods were used for identification S. aurues and MRSA isolates. Antibiotic susceptibility pattern was determined by the disc diffusion method according to the CLSI recommendation. Determination of SCCmec typing, agr groups, and virulence genes were performed by PCR method. Results. Overall, 23.6% of cases were S. aureus carriers including, 23.4% (25/107) of HCWs and 23.7% (52/219) of patients. The rate of MRSA nasal carriages among patients was found to be 51.9% and 16% in HCWs. The highest levels of resistance among MRSA isolates were against ampicillin (93.5%) and tetracycline (83.4%); while, the most effective antibiotics were vancomycin and co-trimoxazole with 100% and 71%, susceptibility. The presence of hla and pvl genes was detected in 80.6% and 3.2% of MRSA isolates, respectively. SCCmec types I, III, IV and V were found in 16.1%, 25.8%, 25.8%, and 16.1% of isolates, respectively. Moreover, agr group I was the predominant type with 43.3%. Conclusion. Our results showed a high rate of MRSA colonization in hospitalized patients which remains a significant healthcare problem in our region. © 2018, Societa Editrice Universo.
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