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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2017

Correspondence analysis to evaluate the transmission of Staphylococcus aureus strains in two New York State maximum-security prisons.

M Befus, D V Mukherjee, C T A Herzig, F D Lowy, E Larson

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M BefusDepartment of Epidemiology,Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,New York 10032,USA.
D V MukherjeeDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases,Columbia University,New York 10032,USA.
C T A HerzigDepartment of Epidemiology,Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,New York 10032,USA.
F D LowyDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases,Columbia University,New York 10032,USA.
E LarsonDepartment of Epidemiology,Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University,New York 10032,USA.

Funding

Risk Factors for Spread of Staphylococcus aureus in Prisons.R01AI082536 · NIAID · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LARSON, ELAINE LUCILLE, LOWY, FRANKLIN D · 2009 to 2013
$3.6M
Training in Interdisciplinary Research to Prevent Infections (TIRI)T32NR013454 · NINR · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LARSON, ELAINE LUCILLE, SAIMAN, LISA · 2012 to 2017
$1.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI082536NINR NIH HHS T32 NR013454
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prisons/jails are thought to amplify the transmission of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) particularly methicillin-resistant SA infection and colonisation. Two independently pooled cross-sectional samples of detainees being admitted or discharged from two New York State maximum-security prisons were used to explore this concept. Private interviews of participants were conducted, during which the anterior nares and oropharynx were sampled and assessed for SA colonisation. Log-binomial regression and correspondence analysis (CA) were used to evaluate the prevalence of colonisation at entry as compared with discharge. Approximately 51% of admitted (N = 404) and 41% of discharged (N = 439) female detainees were colonised with SA. Among males, 59% of those admitted (N = 427) and 49% of those discharged (N = 393) were colonised. Females had a statistically significant higher prevalence (1·26: P = 0·003) whereas males showed no significant difference (1·06; P = 0·003) in SA prevalence between entry and discharge. CA demonstrated that some strains, such as spa types t571 and t002, might have an affinity for certain mucosal sites. Contrary to our hypothesis, the prison setting did not amplify SA transmission, and CA proved to be a useful tool in describing the population structure of strains according to time and/or mucosal site.

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PrisonersAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMethicillinMethicillin ResistanceMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMiddle AgedNasal CavityNew YorkOropharynxPrevalenceMethicillinCarrier statecolonisationincarcerationMRSAStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID28506332
PMCPMC9203447

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