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Nasal carriage and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus among medical students at the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Thailand: A cross sectional study

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2013

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18760341

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10.1016/j.jiph.2012.12.004

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2-s2.0-84877649072

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Journal of Infection and Public Health. Vol 6, No.3 (2013), p.196-201

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Treesirichod A., Hantagool S., Prommalikit O. Nasal carriage and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus among medical students at the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Thailand: A cross sectional study. Journal of Infection and Public Health. Vol 6, No.3 (2013), p.196-201. doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2012.12.004 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6644

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Nasal carriage and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus among medical students at the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Thailand: A cross sectional study

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Treesirichod A.
 Hantagool S.
 Prommalikit O.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the epidemiology of the nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and its susceptibility pattern among preclinical medical students at the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Srinakharinwirot University. Methods: Nasal swabs were taken from 128 preclinical medical students prior to working at the hospital. Susceptibility testing of S. aureus was performed using Kirby Bauer's disc diffusion method. Results: Of the 128 participants, 38/128 (29.7%; 95% confidence interval [CI]. =. 21.8%, 37.6%) were carriers of S. aureus. No methicillin-resistant S. aureus was detected by the cefoxitin disk diffusion test. Resistance of S. aureus to erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol and fusidic acid was observed at the following rates: 63.2% (95% CI; 47.8%, 78.5%), 63.2% (95% CI; 47.8%, 78.5%), 34.2% (95% CI; 19.1%, 49.3%), 2.6% (95% CI; -2.5%, 7.7%) and 2.6% (95% CI; -2.5%, 7.7%), respectively. There was no statistically significant correlation between nasal carriage of S. aureus and possible risk factors. Conclusions: The prevalence of asymptomatic nasal carriage of S. aureus was higher than reported by previous literature in Thailand, and S. aureus isolates exhibited relatively high resistance to erythromycin and clindamycin. © 2013 King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.

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Cefoxitin
 Chloramphenicol
 Ciprofloxacin
 Clindamycin
 Cotrimoxazole
 Erythromycin
 Fosfomycin
 Fusidic acid
 Gentamicin
 Linezolid
 Tetracycline
 Adult
 Antibiotic sensitivity
 Article
 Cross-sectional study
 Disk diffusion
 Female
 Human
 Male
 Medical student
 Normal human
 Nose smear
 Priority journal
 Staphylococcus aureus
 Thailand
 Adult
 Anti-Bacterial Agents
 Carrier State
 Cohort Studies
 Cross-Sectional Studies
 Drug Resistance, Bacterial
 Female
 Hospitals, University
 Humans
 Male
 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
 Microbial Sensitivity Tests
 Nasal Cavity
 Prevalence
 Risk Factors
 Staphylococcal Infections
 Staphylococcus aureus
 Students, Medical
 Thailand
 Young Adult

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