Increased incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the COVID-19 pandemic
Background and Objectives: Healthcare workers in hospitals are exposed to infectious diseases that occur in the hospital making them a source of infection for the patients. It is interfaced as cross-contamination agents for MRSA and MR-CoNS, and preventive measures need to be adapted accordingly. T...
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| author | Esraa H. Al-Nsour Hadeel T. AL-Hadithi Rania Mhammad Al-Groom Saqr Abushattal Abdallah Y Naser Ahmad H. Al Nsour Rawand A. Sallam Lara M. Kollab Laila Alswalha Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan |
| author_facet | Esraa H. Al-Nsour Hadeel T. AL-Hadithi Rania Mhammad Al-Groom Saqr Abushattal Abdallah Y Naser Ahmad H. Al Nsour Rawand A. Sallam Lara M. Kollab Laila Alswalha Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan |
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Background and Objectives: Healthcare workers in hospitals are exposed to infectious diseases that occur in the hospital making them a source of infection for the patients. It is interfaced as cross-contamination agents for MRSA and MR-CoNS, and preventive measures need to be adapted accordingly. The study aimed to assess Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus (MRS) on the skin and nasal cavities of healthcare workers (HCWs) and identifying isolates to the species level.
Materials and Methods: Swab samples were cultured on mannitol salt agar (MSA) to obtain MRS and determine their ability to produce coagulase. Their susceptibility to antibiotics were determined by agar screening and disk diffusion methods and further identification was done at the species level.
Results: The highest percentage of methicillin resistant coagulase positive Staphylococci (MRCoPS) was reported among skins of male HCWs, (71.4%) were identified as MRSA. The highest levels of methicillin resistant coagulase negative Staphylococci (MRCoNS) were mainly detected in both nasal cavities, (75%) were identified as MRSE. MRSA was reported from doctors (p-value 0.033), whereas the highest incidence of MRSE was obtained from the nurses (p-value 0.048).
Conclusion: This study highlighted that incidence of MRSA was mainly detected in doctors and MRCoNS in both nasal cavities. The highest percentage of MRCoNS was recovered from the patients’ room followed by the reception table. Moreover, vancomycin is suggested to be highly effective in managing and controlling S. aureus, MRSA- and MRSE related infections.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ac8c74b655247d2adb3c42d7201a2bd2024-11-12T06:43:18ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Microbiology2008-32892008-44472024-10-0116510.18502/ijm.v16i5.16791Increased incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the COVID-19 pandemicEsraa H. Al-Nsour0Hadeel T. AL-Hadithi1Rania Mhammad Al-Groom2Saqr Abushattal3Abdallah Y Naser4Ahmad H. Al Nsour5Rawand A. Sallam6Lara M. Kollab7Laila Alswalha8Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan9Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, JordanDepartment of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, JordanDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Zarqa University, Al-Zarqa, Jordan; Department of Allied Medical Sciences, Zarqa University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Zarqa, JordanDepartment of Medical Analysis, College of Nursing and Medical Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, JordanDepartment of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, JordanDepartment of Otolaryngology (ENT), Jordan University Hospital, Medical Doctor (ENT), Amman, JordanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, Medical Doctor (Internal Medicine), Amman, JordanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, Medical Doctor (Internal Medicine), Amman, JordanDepartment of Allied Medical Sciences, Zarqa University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Zarqa, JordanDepartment of Basic Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Background and Objectives: Healthcare workers in hospitals are exposed to infectious diseases that occur in the hospital making them a source of infection for the patients. It is interfaced as cross-contamination agents for MRSA and MR-CoNS, and preventive measures need to be adapted accordingly. The study aimed to assess Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus (MRS) on the skin and nasal cavities of healthcare workers (HCWs) and identifying isolates to the species level. Materials and Methods: Swab samples were cultured on mannitol salt agar (MSA) to obtain MRS and determine their ability to produce coagulase. Their susceptibility to antibiotics were determined by agar screening and disk diffusion methods and further identification was done at the species level. Results: The highest percentage of methicillin resistant coagulase positive Staphylococci (MRCoPS) was reported among skins of male HCWs, (71.4%) were identified as MRSA. The highest levels of methicillin resistant coagulase negative Staphylococci (MRCoNS) were mainly detected in both nasal cavities, (75%) were identified as MRSE. MRSA was reported from doctors (p-value 0.033), whereas the highest incidence of MRSE was obtained from the nurses (p-value 0.048). Conclusion: This study highlighted that incidence of MRSA was mainly detected in doctors and MRCoNS in both nasal cavities. The highest percentage of MRCoNS was recovered from the patients’ room followed by the reception table. Moreover, vancomycin is suggested to be highly effective in managing and controlling S. aureus, MRSA- and MRSE related infections. https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/4810Healthcare workers;Methicillin resistant staphylococci;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci;Staphylococcus aureus;COVID 19 |
| spellingShingle | Esraa H. Al-Nsour Hadeel T. AL-Hadithi Rania Mhammad Al-Groom Saqr Abushattal Abdallah Y Naser Ahmad H. Al Nsour Rawand A. Sallam Lara M. Kollab Laila Alswalha Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan Increased incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the COVID-19 pandemic Iranian Journal of Microbiology Healthcare workers; Methicillin resistant staphylococci; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci; Staphylococcus aureus; COVID 19 |
| title | Increased incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Increased incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Increased incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increased incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Increased incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | increased incidence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant staphylococcus epidermidis in the skin and nasal carriage among healthcare workers and inanimate hospital surfaces after the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Healthcare workers; Methicillin resistant staphylococci; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci; Staphylococcus aureus; COVID 19 |
| url | https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/4810 |
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