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ArticleIranian journal of microbiology2014

Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in hemodialysis centers of Fez, Morocco.

Idrissa Diawara, Khadija Bekhti, Driss Elhabchi, Rachid Saile, Naima Elmdaghri, Mohammed Timinouni, Mohamed Elazhari

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Article in Iranian journal of microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Idrissa DiawaraDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Khadija BekhtiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
Driss ElhabchiDepartment of the Food safety and the sanitary hygiene, Pasteur Institute of Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco.
Rachid SaileLaboratory of Biology and Health URAC34-Metabolic and Immunologic Pathology Research Team, Faculty of Science, Ben M'sik, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
Naima ElmdaghriMolecular Bacteriology Laboratory, Pasteur Institute of Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohammed TiminouniMolecular Bacteriology Laboratory, Pasteur Institute of Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mohamed ElazhariMolecular Bacteriology Laboratory, Pasteur Institute of Morocco, Casablanca, Morocco.
Institut Pasteur du Maroc · MA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesStaphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) nasal carriage may be responsible for some serious infections in hemodialyzed patients. The main target of this study was to estimate the prevalence of S. aureus nasal carriage in hemodialysis outpatients and medical staff in hemodialysis centers specifically in Fez region. The second target is to identify the risks of colonization, resistance pattern of isolates and their virulence toxin genes. PATIENTS AND

methodsNasal swab specimens were obtained from 143 hemodialyzed outpatients and 32 medical staff from January to June 2012. Each participant completed a short questionnaire. Nasal carriage of S. aureus was demographically related (age, gender, hemodialysis duration), comorbidity (diabetes, malignancy) and exposure to health care (dialysis staff, hospitalization). PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) were used on all the isolates in the research of twelve staphylococcal enterotoxins genes. Also the PCR was used to investigate on the three factors epidermal cell differentiation inhibitors; three exfoliatin toxins; two leukotoxins; the toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 and the hemolysin beta genes.

resultsNasal screening revealed 38.16%, 50% and 18.75% S. aureus carries in chronic, acute hemodialysis patients and medical staff, respectively. Only young participants were likely to be S. aureus carries (p = 0.002). But there were no gender differences between the isolate carriers and non-carriers or some comorbidity factors such as viral hepatitis B and C, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infections, diabetes, chronic smoking, recent hospitalization or antibiotic therapy. Out of all isolates, only one (1.61%) was methicillin-resistant and Twenty-one (33.87%) had at least two virulence toxin genes.

conclusionsKnowledge and monitoring of antibiotic resistance profile and virulence of S. aureus carriage are essential in the treatment of infections generated by this pathogen, as well as in the control of clonal dissemination and prevent the spread of S. aureus resistance.

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antimicrobial susceptibilityhemodialysisNasal carriageStaphylococcus aureustoxin genes

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