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Microbiology
Shriram Patel, Abel A. Vlasblom, Koen M. Verstappen, Aldert L. Zomer, Ad C. Fluit, Malbert R. C. Rogers, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Marcus J. Claesson, Birgitta Duim
Summary: This study investigated the dynamics of the nasal microbiome of piglets over time, revealing an increase in richness and diversity as well as identifying coabundant groups of species strongly correlated with MRSA and S. aureus colonization.
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Infectious Diseases
Ligia Maria Abraao, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Carlos Henrique Camargo, Thais Alves Barbosa, Eliane Patricia Lino Pereira-Franchi, Danilo Flavio Moraes Riboli, Luiza Hubinger, Mariana Favero Bonesso, Rodrigo Medeiros de Souza, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha
Summary: The prevalence of colonization with S. aureus and CA-MRSA among Brazilian Indians was investigated. S. aureus was cultured in 47.6% of indigenous individuals, with a prevalence of CA-MRSA at 0.7%. Clonal profiling and multilocus sequence typing revealed genetic diversity among the isolates, with a predominance of sequence type 5. Ethnicity was found to be associated with the prevalence of S. aureus carriage in these populations.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Feiteng Zhu, Hemu Zhuang, Shujuan Ji, Er Xu, Lingfang Di, Zhengan Wang, Shengnan Jiang, Haiping Wang, Lu Sun, Ping Shen, Yunsong Yu, Yan Chen
Summary: The study found that in households of CA-MRSA infected patients in China, most MRSA isolates belonged to epidemic CA-MRSA clones, while no MRSA was detected in the control group households. The research revealed that the home environment is an important reservoir for MRSA.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Hideto Deguchi, Koji Kitazawa, Stefanie Deinhardt-Emmer, Kanae Kayukawa, Eri Morikawa, Toshihide Yamasaki, Shigeru Kinoshita, Chie Sotozono
Summary: This study revealed a significant relationship between conjunctival and nasal cultures of MRSA, MRCNS, and LVFX-R Corynebacterium spp., suggesting that nasal cavity culture is a potentially useful screening method for detecting resistant bacteria, especially MRSA, in the conjunctiva.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Anna Cacilia Ingham, Tinna Ravnholt Urth, Raphael Niklaus Sieber, Marc Stegger, Sofie Marie Edslev, Oystein Angen, Anders Rhod Larsen
Summary: The study revealed that the nasal microbiota of pig truck drivers undergoes drastic changes during workdays and differs significantly from that of nonexposed individuals. MRSA-carrying drivers may introduce the pathogen into the community and healthcare facilities, but most drivers quickly lose the CC398 MRSA and rarely transmit it to spouses.
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
P. M. Kinnevey, A. Kearney, A. C. Shore, M. R. Earls, G. Brennan, T. T. Poovelikunnel, H. Humphreys, D. C. Coleman
Summary: Using whole-genome sequencing (WGS), this study detected numerous potential hospital MRSA transmission events involving healthcare workers, patients, and the environment under non-outbreak conditions, primarily associated with CC22-MRSA, CC45-MRSA, and CC8-MRSA.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Faith C. Blum, Jeannette M. Whitmire, Jason W. Bennett, Patrick M. Carey, Michael W. Ellis, Caroline E. English, Natasha N. Law, David R. Tribble, Eugene Millar, D. Scott Merrell
Summary: The human microbiome is a complex and diverse community of organisms that undergoes dynamic changes over time. Longitudinal research studies are crucial for understanding the impact of various factors on the microbiome composition and its role in infections. This study focused on the nasal microbiota of military trainees and found that stability was influenced by colonization status and geographic origin.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Justin Lessler, M. Kate Grabowski, Kyra H. Grantz, Elena Badillo-Goicoechea, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Carly Lupton-Smith, Andrew S. Azman, Elizabeth A. Stuart
Summary: Research suggests that school-based mitigation measures can significantly reduce COVID-19 risk, with a significant relationship no longer observed when seven or more measures are implemented. Additionally, teachers working outside the home are associated with an increased risk of COVID-19, similar to other occupations.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Frederike Waldeck, Salome N. Seiffert, Susanne Manser, Danuta Zemp, Angela Walt, Christoph Berger, Werner C. Albrich, Matthias Schlegel, Tim Roloff, Adrian Egli, Oliver Nolte, Christian R. Kahlert
Summary: In our tertiary children's hospital, the number of newly detected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among primary and secondary school students has almost doubled in recent years. Through an epidemiological investigation and characterization analysis, a cluster of pneumococci with common genetic features was identified, with a specific school being identified as a common risk factor for infection. No further cases were found after disinfection.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wing-Kee Yiek, Mirjam Tromp, Riet Strik-Albers, Koen van Aerde, Nannet Van der Geest-Blankert, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Corianne Meijer, Alma Tostmann, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers
Summary: This study evaluated the success rate of MRSA decolonization and identified contributing factors to treatment success and failure. Patients with refugee status and children treated at the pediatric clinic were found to have a higher risk of MRSA decolonization treatment failure.
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sumalee Kondo, Pimonwan Phokhaphan, Sissades Tongsima, Chumpol Ngamphiw, Worawich Phornsiricharoenphant, Wuthiwat Ruangchai, Areeya Disratthakit, Pholawat Tingpej, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Aroonlug Lulitanond, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Prasit Palittapongarnpim
Summary: MRSA is a significant causative agent of hospital-acquired infections, and rigorous surveillance of MRSA strains is necessary to prevent its potential spread.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Infectious Diseases
Sophie H. Buitinck, Matty Koopmans, Rogier M. Determann, Rogier R. Jansen, Peter H. J. van der Voort
Summary: This retrospective analysis found that topical treatment with vancomycin in a 2% sticky oral paste combined with nasogastric tube administration was effective in eliminating MRSA carriage in critically ill patients, and prevented secondary MRSA infections.
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Oncology
Miriam A. Fueller, Stefanie Kampmeier, Anna M. Wuebbolding, Judith Groenefeld, Almut Kremer, Andreas H. Groll
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and outcome of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and infection in patients of a European pediatric cancer center. The results showed low rates of MRSA colonization and infection, and no evidence of patient-to-patient transmission.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Idris Nasir Abdullahi, Carmen Lozano, Laura Ruiz-Ripa, Rosa Fernandez-Fernandez, Myriam Zarazaga, Carmen Torres
Summary: This study analyzed the nasal staphylococci carriage among healthy individuals, food handlers, veterinarians, and livestock farmers, revealing an increased risk of carrying MRSA-CC398 among veterinarians and livestock farmers, but not among food handlers.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zaw Myo Tun, Dale A. Fisher, Sharon Salmon, Clarence C. Tam
Summary: The study found that wards with higher MRSA prevalence among transferred patients were more likely to have higher MRSA acquisition rates, especially in wards receiving more patients. Additionally, critical care wards, presence of MRSA cohorting beds, ward specialty, and median length of stay were associated with MRSA acquisition.