Open AccessNasal Carriage of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Health Care Workers At Tertiary Care Hospital In Dhaka.
Author(s) -
Raushanara Akter,
SK Paul,
Akhtarun Naher,
Moshiur Rahman,
Sharmin Sultana,
Dipika Sarkar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2072-3105
pISSN - 2070-1810
DOI - 10.3329/bjmm.v11i2.51678
Subject(s) - medicine , cefoxitin , carriage , infection control , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , bacteria , biology , pathology , genetics
Nasal carriage of MRSA among hospital stuff act as a source of endogenous infection and becomes a source for hospital and community acquired infection. The study was conducted to determine the rate antibiotic resistance pattern of nasal carriage of MRSA among the hospital stuff of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital, Dhaka. Pre moistened nasal swabs from hospital stuff (doctor, nurses, lab technicians and other helping stuff were obtained. These swabs were inoculated into Blood agar and Mannitol salt agar media. Antibiogram was done by modified Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. MRSA were detected by oxacillin and cefoxitin disc diffusion method. The resistance was confirmed by MIC of oxacillin agar dilution method. Out of 142 samples 34 strains of Staphylococcus were isolated among them 07 (4.93%) were MRSA and 27 (19.01%) were MSSA. The carriage rate of MRSA was higher among nurse than other healthcare provider. Nasal carriage of MRSA is responsible for spreading infection from healthcare personnel to normal individual. So, regular screening of carrier is required from prevention of hospital acquired infection.
Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2017; 11 (2): 17-19