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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014

Occupational exposure to Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp. among spray irrigation workers using reclaimed water.

Rachel E Rosenberg Goldstein, Shirley A Micallef, Shawn G Gibbs, Xin He, Ashish George, Amir Sapkota, Sam W Joseph, Amy R Sapkota

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel E Rosenberg GoldsteinMaryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. rerosenb@umd.edu.
Shirley A MicallefMaryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. smicall@umd.edu.
Shawn G GibbsDepartment of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. sgibbs@unmc.edu.
Xin HeDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. xinhe@umd.edu.
Ashish GeorgeMaryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. ashishbg88@gmail.com.
Amir SapkotaMaryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. amirsap@umd.edu.
Sam W JosephMaryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. swj@umd.edu.
Amy R SapkotaMaryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. ars@umd.edu.
University of Maryland, College Park · USUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

MARYLAND POPULATION RESEARCH CENTERR24HD041041 · NICHD · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI RENDALL, MICHAEL S. · 2001 to 2016
$6.6M
Irrigation workers' exposures to antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antimicrobialsR03OH009598 · OH · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI SAPKOTA, AMY REBECCA · 2009 to 2010
$154k
NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD041041NIOSH CDC HHS 1-R03-OH009598-01NIOSH CDC HHS R03 OH009598
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As reclaimed water use expands, it is important to evaluate potential occupational health risks from exposure to this alternative water source. We compared odds of colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and vancomycin-susceptible enterococci (VSE) between spray irrigation workers using reclaimed water and office worker controls. Nasal and dermal swabs from 19 spray irrigation workers and 24 office worker controls were collected and analyzed for MRSA, MSSA, VRE, and VSE. Isolates were confirmed using standard biochemical tests and polymerase chain reaction assays. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by Sensititre® microbroth dilution. Data were analyzed by two-sample proportion, chi-square, Fisher's exact tests, and logistic regression. No MRSA or VRE were detected in any samples. MSSA was detected in 26% and 29% of spray irrigators and controls, respectively. VSE was detected in 11% and 0% of spray irrigation workers and controls, respectively. The adjusted odds of MSSA, multidrug-resistant MSSA, and either MSSA or VSE colonization were greater among spray irrigation workers, however results were not statistically significant. Future studies with larger sample sizes are needed to further evaluate this relationship.

Indexed as

EnterococcusStaphylococcus aureusAdolescentAdultAgricultureAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, MicrobialFemaleHumansMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedNasal MucosaOccupational ExposureRecyclingSkinAnti-Bacterial AgentsWastewater

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PMID24747541
PMCPMC4025025
OpenAlexW2024551402

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