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ArticleContemporary clinical dentistry

Prevalence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant

Anil Kumar Patil, Srinivas Namineni, Sampath Reddy Cheruku, Chandana Penmetsa, Sarada Penmetcha, Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni

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  2. The Oral Cavity-Another Reservoir of Antimicrobial-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  3. Prevalence of Methicillin-resistantOman medical journal · 2022
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Anil Kumar PatilDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Srinivas NamineniDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Sampath Reddy CherukuDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Chandana PenmetsaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Sarada PenmetchaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Sreekanth Kumar MallineniDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Abstract

aimThis study aimed to investigate the oral and nasal prevalence of community-associated methicillin-resistant MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 100 children aged 4 to 13 years were randomly selected and divided into ten groups based on their age (Group 1 = 4-year-old children to Group 10 = 13-year-old children). From each participating child, sampling was done from the anterior nares and dorsum of the tongue. All samples were inoculated into Baird-Parker agar medium and HiCrome™ MeReSa agar medium for the isolation of SA and MRSA. Both the culture plates were checked for the presence of SA and MRSA and overall SA and MRSA carriage. The distribution of SA and MRSA was evaluated. Descriptive statistics were performed using SPSS software (version 17.0).

resultsOverall SA in 4-13 years' age group was 47%, while CA-MRSA was 35%. On the tongue, 16 children had concomitant MRSA and SA, while only 23.8% (

conclusionA significant relation was found between nasal SA and CA-MRSA carriage, with oral SA and CA-MRSA carriage. The study concludes that oral cavity is possibly as important as the nasal area as a zone of SA and MRSA. Dentists dealing with pediatric population should take proper precautions to prevent cross contamination of SA and MRSA in the dental clinic.

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Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusmethicillinnasal cavityoral cavityStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID32015650
PMCPMC6974982

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