ArticleJournal of research in pharmacy practice
Nasal carriage of Methicillin- and Mupirocin-resistant S. aureus among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital.
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- Distribution of Mupirocin Resistance in Nasal Carriers of Methicillin-resistantArchives of Razi Institute · 2025Article
- Uncovering the silent public health threat: nasal carriers of linezolid-resistant, vancomycin-intermediate and mupirocin-resistant MRSA among healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Central India.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2025Article
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage among the critical care personnel in a tertiary care hospital in Sikkim: An observational study.The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Observational
- Chronicity of high and low level mupirocin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus from 30 Indian hospitals.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Methicillin-resistantOman medical journal · 2022Review
- Hand and nasal carriage ofJAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2022Article
- High Levels of Methicillin-ResistantInfection and drug resistance · 2022Article
- Prevalence of nasal carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in primary health care units in Brazil.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2021Article
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- Evaluation of the sterility of single-dose medications used in a multiple-dose fashion.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2017Article
- Screening of methicillin-resistantJournal of laboratory physiciansArticle
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Abstract
objectiveMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ranks top among the nosocomial pathogens. Nasal formulation of mupirocin is found to eradicate MRSA from colonized individuals, but the emergence of resistant strains is a matter of concern.
methodsNasal swabs were collected from 200 health care workers (HCWs) who were screened for MRSA. Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method was used to perform antibiotic susceptibility test. MRSA detection was done using a cefoxitin 30 µg disc and interpreted according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Determination of mupirocin resistance was performed using Epsilometer test (E-test).
findingsAbout 14% of HCWs showed nasal carriage of MRSA. Nursing orderlies were the predominant carriers. E-test showed four mupirocin resistant isolates. The antibiogram of the MRSA isolates revealed the higher resistance to antibiotics as compared to methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. All the MRSA isolates were sensitive to linezolid.
conclusionHCWs in our hospital showed high nasal carriage rate of MRSA, particularly the nursing orderlies which is statistically significant. It is advisable to detect mupirocin resistance among the isolates obtained from the HCWs so that in case of resistance, alternative treatment should be sought.
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