Nasal carriage screening of community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in healthy children of a developing country

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Abstract

Background:

The rapid emergence and spread of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has raised considerable public health concern in both developed and developing countries. The current study aimed to address the extent of this phenomenon in healthy preschool children of a developing country.

Materials and Methods:

We conducted a prospective study from April 2013 to March 2014 on 410 healthy 2-6 years old preschool children in Isfahan, Iran. Demographic medical data and nasal samples were collected from the participating children. Isolates were identified as S. aureus and MRSA based on microbiological and molecular tests, including the presence of eap and mecA genes.

Results:

The overall prevalence of S. aureus and CA-MRSA nasal carriage was 28% (115/410) and 6.1% (25/410), respectively. The identity of isolates was confirmed by molecular assay. The factors that were independently associated with nasal carriage of S. aureus were: Children crowding in day-care nurseries and income level of families. A total of 20/90 (22.2%) of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus and all 25 CA-MRSA displayed multiple drug resistance to 3–8 antibiotics.

Conclusions:

The current report reflects issues and concerns that the high rate of colonization by CA-MRSA in Iranian healthy children provides obliging evidence that MRSA have established a foothold in the community and are emerging as important health threatening pathogens. It is suggested that we need more effective infection control measures to prevent transmission of nasal CA-MRSA in healthy preschool children.

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New epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infection in Asia.

P. Chen, J. C. Huang (2014)

Not only is Asia the most populous region in the world, but inappropriate therapy, including self-medication with over-the-counter antimicrobial agents, is a common response to infectious diseases. The high antibiotic selective pressure among the overcrowded inhabitants creates an environment that is suitable for the rapid development and efficient spread of numerous multidrug-resistant pathogens. Indeed, Asia is among the regions with the highest prevalence rates of healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) and community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) in the world. Most hospitals in Asia are endemic for multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), with an estimated proportion from 28% (in Hong Kong and Indonesia) to >70% (in Korea) among all clinical S. aureus isolates in the early 2010s. Isolates with reduced susceptibility or a high level of resistance to glycopeptides have also been increasingly identified in the past few years. In contrast, the proportion of MRSA among community-associated S. aureus infections in Asian countries varies markedly, from 35%. Two pandemic HA-MRSA clones, namely multilocus sequence type (ST) 239 and ST5, are disseminated internationally in Asia, whereas the molecular epidemiology of CA-MRSA in Asia is characterized by clonal heterogeneity, similar to that in Europe. In this review, the epidemiology of S. aureus in both healthcare facilities and communities in Asia is addressed, with an emphasis on the prevalence, clonal structure and antibiotic resistant profiles of the MRSA strains. The novel MRSA strains from livestock animals have been considered to constitute a public health threat in western countries. The emerging livestock-associated MRSA strains in Asia are also included in this review. © 2014 The Authors Clinical Microbiology and Infection © 2014 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

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The importance of the development of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

G Schito (2006)

Hospital- and community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections pose a substantial burden in terms of morbidity, mortality and health care costs. The introduction of new antibiotics to counter this pathogen has frequently been closely followed by the emergence of resistant strains. Most significantly, S. aureus isolates resistant to beta-lactams have become common, and many of these are also resistant to beta-lactamase-resistant penicillins. The rapid spread of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clones across the world often results in hospital outbreaks, but implementation of appropriate control measures usually reduces prevalence to sporadic levels. However, the recent emergence of MRSA infections in the community, affecting patients with no established risk factors for MRSA acquisition, is likely to impact significantly on future strategies for control of nosocomial MRSA. In contrast to other antibiotic classes, S. aureus resistance to glycopeptides did not emerge until nearly 40 years after their clinical introduction, and as a result this drug class has remained the mainstay of treatment for MRSA infections. However, a number of vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus isolates have emerged worldwide and four fully resistant S. aureus isolates have been reported in the USA. This raises the concern that the current first-line treatment for MRSA infection may become ineffective in an increasing proportion of cases in the near future. New classes of antibiotic are urgently needed to treat infections with this growing population of multidrug-resistant S. aureus, and the recently introduced oxazolidinone linezolid and the cyclic lipopeptide daptomycin are welcome additions to the ever-narrowing range of therapies effective against this pathogen.

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Factors associated with nasal colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthy children in Taiwan.

Chih-Jung Chen, Kuang-Hung Hsu, Tzou-Yien Lin … (2011)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified as a major cause of community-associated (CA) S. aureus infections in the past decade. The main reservoir in the community for MRSA and the factors contributing to its worldwide spread remain poorly defined. Between July 2005 and June 2008, a total of 6,057 healthy children 2 to 60 months of age were screened for carriage of S. aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan. The prevalence and epidemiological factors influencing MRSA carriage were determined. MRSA strains were tested for antimicrobial susceptibility and underwent molecular characterization. The overall prevalences of MRSA and S. aureus carriage were 7.8% and 23.2%, respectively. A majority (88%) of MRSA isolates belonged to a common Asian-Pacific CA-MRSA lineage, multilocus sequence type 59, and were resistant to multiple non-beta-lactam antibiotics. The carriage rate of MRSA was higher among subjects 2 to 6 months old (P < 0.0001), residing in northern Taiwan (P = 0.0003), and enrolled later in the study (P < 0.0001). MRSA colonization was associated with the number of children in the family (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.114; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.002 to 1.240; P = 0.0463) and day care attendance (aOR, 1.530; 95% CI, 1.201 to 1.949; P = 0.0006). Breast feeding (P < 0.0001) and colonization with S. pneumoniae (P = 0.0170) were protective against MRSA colonization. We concluded that epidemic CA-MRSA strains increasingly colonized Taiwanese children between 2005 and 2008. The carriage rate varied significantly across different demographical features. Crowding was an independent environmental risk factor that might accelerate CA-MRSA transmission in the community.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Adv Biomed Res

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Adv Biomed Res

Journal ID (publisher-id): ABR

Title: Advanced Biomedical Research

Publisher: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd (India )

ISSN (Electronic): 2277-9175

Publication date Collection: 2016

Publication date (Electronic): 30 August 2016

Volume: 5

Electronic Location Identifier: 144

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[1]Nosocomial Infection Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

[1 ]Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

[2 ]Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

[3 ]Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

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Address for correspondence: Prof. Hasan Shojaei, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. E-mail: h_shojaei@ 123456idrc.mui.ac.ir

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Publisher ID: ABR-5-144

DOI: 10.4103/2277-9175.187400

PMC ID: 5025912

SO-VID: 6610cf22-09bd-45cf-aada-e82f31bd6f95

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