Nasal carriage of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthy population of Kashmir, India

• Published in: Indian journal of medical microbiology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 39 - 43
• Main Authors: Fomda, BA, Thokar, MA, Khan, A, Bhat, JA, Zahoor, D, Bashir, G, Majid, A, Ray, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Agreements; Antimicrobial agents; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacteriological Techniques; Bacteriology; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - microbiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Community; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Epidemiology; Female; Genetic diversity; Health facilities; Humans; India - epidemiology; Infant; Infectious Disease; Male; methicillin-resistant S. aureus; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - classification; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification; Middle Aged; minimum inhibitory concentration; Molecular Typing; nasal carriage; Nasal Mucosa - microbiology; Penicillin-Binding Proteins; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prevalence; pulsed field gel electrophoresis typing; Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus infections; Studies; Young Adult; nasal carriage; methicillin-resistant S. aureus; Community; pulsed field gel electrophoresis typing; minimum inhibitory concentration

Background: Nasal colonisation with community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is being increasingly reported, especially in places where people are in close contact and where hygiene is compromised. The aim of this study was to find out prevalence of methicillin resist...