| Title |
Prevalence of Staphylococcus spp. nasal colonization among doctors of podiatric medicine and associated risk factors in Spain
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| Published in |
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13756-018-0318-0 |
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| Authors |
Sheila de Benito, Luis Alou, Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias, María Luisa Gómez-Lus, Luis Collado, David Sevillano |
| Abstract |
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of methicillin-susceptible and -resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MSSA and MRSA) and methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus epidermidis(MRSE) nasopharyngeal carriage among Doctors of Podiatric Medicine (Podiatrists) and to determine the potential risk factors. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2016-2017 among 239 podiatrists in Spain. The presence of MSSA, MRSA, and MRSE was determined by microbiological analysis of nasal exudate and antimicrobial susceptibility was determined. Each podiatrist completed a questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised various parameters such as sex, age, podiatry experience duration, underlying diseases, prior antibiotic treatment, hospitalization during the last year, and use of a protective mask, an aspiration system, or gloves. The prevalence of MSSA, MRSA, and MRSE was 23.0%, 1.3%, and 23.8%, respectively. The MSSA prevalence was higher among podiatrists who did not use an aspiration system (32.3%) compared to those who did (19.3%;p = 0.0305), and among podiatrists with respiratory diseases (36.8%) compared to those without (20.8%;p = 0.0272). The MRSE prevalence was higher among men (33.7%) compared to women (8.6%;p = 0.0089), podiatrists aged ≥50 (38.5%) compared to ≤35 (17.8%;p = 0.0101), and podiatrists with ≥15 (39.3%) compared to ≤5 years of podiatry experience (12.5%;p = 0.0015). Among theS. aureusstrains, 84.5% were resistant to penicillin, 22.4% to erythromycin, 20.7% to clindamycin, and 12.7% to mupirocin. The MRSE strains were resistant to penicillin (93.0%), erythromycin (78.9%), and mupirocin (73.7%). The prevalence ofS. aureusandS. epidermidisnasal carriage is low among Spanish podiatrists compared to other health professionals. |
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| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 56 | 100% |
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| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 26 | 46% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 18% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 27 | 48% |
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