Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among secondary school students at Duhok City-Iraq

A Habeeb, NR Hussein, MS Assafi… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2014 - dergipark.org.tr
Objective: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) widely distributed in
hospitals around the world. There is strong relationship between disease development and …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthy children

R Nikfar, A Shamsizadeh, TZ Kajbaf… - Iranian journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results: Out of 864 children, 471 (54.51%) were male and 393 (45.49%) were female. 235
children (27.1%) had Staphylococcus aureus and 11 (1.3%) of all children diagnosed with …

A community-based study on nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus

SS Chatterjee, P Ray, A Aggarwal, A Das… - Indian Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Nasal swabs from children were cultured and S. aureus isolates were processed
for antibiotic susceptibility. mecA gene was studied by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on …

[PDF][PDF] Nasal carriage rates of Staphylococcus aureus and CA-methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus among university students

MS Assafi, RQ Mohammed, NR Hussein - Int J Microbiol Res, 2015 - researchgate.net
The treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is challenging
because of their high resistance to different antibiotics. The objectives of this study were to …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among primary school-aged children from Jordan: prevalence, antibiotic resistance and molecular …

HM Alzoubi, AA Aqel, SA Al-Sarayreh… - The Journal Of The …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Results The prevalence of CA-MRSA was 7.1%. Allergic rhinitis and recent antibiotic
exposure were the only significant risk factors for MRSA nasal carriage among children …

Nasal colonization by methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among medical students

M Al-Tamimi, N Himsawi, J Abu-Raideh… - The journal of infection …, 2018 - jidc.org
Introduction: Nasal carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are
common and play an important role in nosocomial infections. The prevalence rate and …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage between healthy students of medical and nonmedical universities

S Abroo, NH Jazani, Y Sharifi - American Journal of Infection Control, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a challenge for public
health, and community-acquired (CA) infections seem to be increasing among people in …

The prevalence of S. aureus nasal colonisation and its antibiotic sensitivity pattern amongst primary school pupils

MS Assafi, RF Polse, NR Hussein… - Science Journal of …, 2017 - sjuoz.uoz.edu.krd
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most adaptable human pathogens. Nasal
Staphylococcus aureus is the main cause of community-associated staphylococcal …

[HTML][HTML] Frequency distribution of hospital-acquired mrsa nasal carriage among hospitalized patients in West of Iran

P Mohajeri, B Izadi, M Rezaei… - Jundishapur Journal of …, 2013 - brieflands.com
Background: Hospital patients who are nasal carriers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) are a high-risk potential threat to themselves and other hospitalized patients …

Risk factors assessment for nasal colonization of Staphylococcus aureus and its methicillin resistant strains among pre-clinical medical students of Nepal

S Ansari, R Gautam, S Shrestha, SR Ansari… - BMC research …, 2016 - Springer
Background Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a normal flora of nasal cavity, can cause
minor to life threatening invasive diseases and nosocomial infections. Methicillin resistant …