Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage in Poultry Farmers and Poultry Slaughterers in Ouarzazate - Morocco

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Aim:The aim of this study were to assess the prevalence of nasal carriage of S. aureus and MRSA among moroccan farmers and slaughterers of poultry, to determine the risk factors associated with this carriage and to evaluate susceptibility of isolated strains to antibiotics. Methodology: Poultry farmers and slaughterers from Oarzazate-Morocco were selected for nasal swabs collection with information on potential risk factors for S. aureus colonization. Isolation, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility of this pathogen were performed according to the conventional methods of bacteriology. Results: Nasal swabs from 52 poultry workers enabled isolation of 25 (48.07%) S. aureus strains among which 8 (15.38%) were methicillin-resistant (MRSA). Risk factors analysis revealed that seniority in the profession and livestock /slaughterhouse duration increased risk of S. aureus and Original Research Article

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“…Furthermore, other pathogenic bacteria isolated from poultry meat such as Salmonella [ 45 ], Listeria [ 46 ], and Campylobacter [ 47 ] have also developed antibiotic resistance towards one or more antibiotics. Chaiba et al [ 48 ] spotted Methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolated from poultry farmers and chicken slaughters which stresses even more the fact that poultry could be a reservoir for antibiotic resistant microbes that could easily infect humans especially those with direct contact like farmers.…”