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Screening the nose, throat and the naso-pharynx for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : a pilot study.
- Source :
- Journal of Infection Prevention; Jul2020, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p155-158, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Patients who carry nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may also harbour MRSA in the oro-pharyngeal cavity. However, the naso-oro-pharyngeal co-carriage is infrequently assessed. The incidence of concurrent MRSA carriage of the naso-oro-pharynx was ascertained, and the sensitivity of two methods, a throat swab and a phosphate buffered saline (PBS) oral rinse, for MRSA detection was investigated. Among nasal MRSA carriers, 80% harboured MRSA in the oro-pharynx. Among these patients, 15% had MRSA detected in the oro-pharynx and not in the throat. Oro-pharyngeal colonisation represents a significant reservoir to persistence as well as nasal recolonisation. Decolonisation methods effective in reducing oro-pharyngeal MRSA in addition to nasal carriage should be investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NASOPHARYNX microbiology
BUFFER solutions
PREVENTION of communicable diseases
HOST-bacteria relationships
LONGITUDINAL method
MEDICAL screening
MICROBIAL sensitivity tests
MOUTHWASHES
NOSE
SCIENTIFIC observation
PHARYNX
PHOSPHATES
PHYSIOLOGIC salines
STAPHYLOCOCCAL diseases
PILOT projects
DISEASE incidence
DISEASE prevalence
METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
OROPHARYNX
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17571774
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Infection Prevention
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 144323884
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1757177420921915