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ArticleBMC research notes2018

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among janitors of Mekelle University, North Ethiopia.

Atsebaha Gebrekidan Kahsay, Dawit Gebreegziabher Hagos, Getahun Kahsay Abay, Tadele Araya Mezgebo

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Article in BMC research notes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Atsebaha Gebrekidan KahsayDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia. atseba_mu@yahoo.com.
Dawit Gebreegziabher HagosDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Getahun Kahsay AbayDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Tadele Araya MezgeboDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
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Funding

Mekelle University, College of Health Sciences CRPO/CHS/015/08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among janitors working at Mekelle University, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.

resultThe overall prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA in the present study were 17.97% (69/384) and 6.25% (24/384) respectively. Although not statistically significant, the prevalence of MRSA among janitors working in the medical area (9.7%, 10/103) was two times higher than the non-medical area (4.9%, 14/281). Janitors who had more service year and who were unable to read and write were found with high isolates of MRSA. Nasal carriage of MRSA among janitors who work in the hospital and who were hospitalized in the last 3 months and those who had exposure to wastes and body fluids were 13 (37.1%) and 10 (38.5%) respectively. Majority of the isolates of S. aureus were sensitive to ciprofloxacin (67; 97%), doxycycline (56; 81%), erythromycin (54; 78%), chloramphenicol (50; 72.5%) and cefoxitin (45; 65.2%). Sixty-seven of the 69 (97%) were resistant to penicillin. Of the 69 isolates of S. aureus, 22 (31.9%) showed multidrug resistant. Fourteen were resistant to three antimicrobials, 2 were resistant to four antimicrobials, and 7 were resistant to five antimicrobials.

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Drug Resistance, BacterialAdolescentAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsEthiopiaFemaleHealth PersonnelHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPrevalenceStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusYoung AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial susceptibility testsJanitorsMekelle UniversityMethicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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PMID29751844
PMCPMC5948666
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