Screening the nose, throat and the naso-pharynx for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a pilot study
| Autor: | Peter M. Kinnevey, Anna C. Shore, David C. Coleman, Joy Uwemedimo, T.T. Poovelikunnel, Deirdre Fitzgerald-Hughes, Hilary Humphreys |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Advanced and Specialized Nursing
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Health Policy Incidence (epidemiology) Pharynx Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease_cause Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus stomatognathic diseases Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Carriage stomatognathic system Staphylococcus aureus Throat Internal medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Nasal carriage business Nose |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Infection Prevention. 21:155-158 |
| ISSN: | 1757-1782 1757-1774 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1757177420921915 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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