Pathogenic Staphylococci in the Anterior Nares: Their Incidence and Differentiation.

Hallman, Frances A.

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“…at the age of 9 years. Hallman (1937) found the peak prevalence for the nasal carriage of Staph. aureus in the age group 13 to 19 years (60 5 per cent.).…”

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Prevalence of the Commoner Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions in the Adult Rural Population of Great Britain: A Study by Direct Examination of Two Random Samples

Hinchcliffe¹

1961

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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“…at the age of 9 years. Hallman (1937) found the peak prevalence for the nasal carriage of Staph. aureus in the age group 13 to 19 years (60 5 per cent.).…”

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Prevalence of the Commoner Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions in the Adult Rural Population of Great Britain: A Study by Direct Examination of Two Random Samples

Hinchcliffe¹

1961

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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“…Nasal carriage of S. aureus appears to play a key role in the epidemiology and pathogenesis of S. aureus infection. Several studies have consistently documented that the carriage of S. aureus in the anterior nares is an important human reservoir for S. aureus [5][6][7][8][9] and has been established as a major risk factor for the development of both communityacquired and nosocomial infections [10,11]. Dissemination of S. aureus within hospitals by nasopharyngeal carriage of the organism by health-care workers is also acquiring special importance as an infection control problem, especially in situations where cases of MRSA have been detected.…”

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Point Surveillance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Carriage among Medical Staff in Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kuwait

Dimitrov

Udo²,

Grover³

2003

Med Princ Pract

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Objective: To investigate the carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among doctors and nurses in Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kuwait, following the detection of 3 cases of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Materials and Methods: A total of 260 nasal and throat swabs were obtained from 19 doctors and 111 nurses and cultured for the carriage of S. aureus. Forty-three S. aureus were identified based on their growth characteristics on mannitol-salt agar, catalase and tube coagulase and DNA hydrolysis. The isolates were tested for susceptibility to antibacterial agents and typed by phage typing; plasmid analysis and pulsed-field electrophoresis were carried out to determine their relatedness. Results: Of the 19 doctors, 4 (21%) had nasal carriage while only 1 of them had a throat carriage. Sixteen (14.4%) nurses carried S. aureus in their noses and 20 (18%) in their throats. The combined nasal carriage rate for both doctors and nurses was 15.8%, and combined throat carriage was 16.6%. None of them carried MRSA. The isolates were resistant to penicillin G (90%), tetracycline (23.3%), erythromycin (9.3%) and cadmium (100%). Typing of the isolates showed a variety of phage types, plasmid and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns. Discussion: None of the doctors or nurses carried MRSA. Typing of the methicillin-susceptible strains that they carried demonstrated that the S. aureus were different, indicating an absence of a dominant clone capable of spreading. It is important to maintain a low carriage of S. aureus among health-care workers.

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“…240 Assim, Hallman 34 Ainda na Tabela 1, pode-se constatar que dos 78 manipuladores de alimentos examinados, 5 (6,4%) revelaram-se portadores nasais de S. aureus produtor de enterotoxina estafilocócica, estando estes indivíduos distribuídos em 3 (37,5%) dos 8 hospitais visitados. Esta observação reveste-se de importância epidemiológica, de vez que nestes hospitais existem manipuladores de alimentos portadores de S. aureus enterotoxigênico que podem contaminar alimentos, os quais, se forem mantidos em condições inadequadas, poderão permitir a multiplicação dessa bactéria e a produção de enterotoxina, que ingerida por consumidores, pode causar quadro de intoxicação alimentar estafilocócica.…”

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Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxigênico no vestíbulo nasal de manipuladores de alimentos em cozinhas de hospitais do município de João Pessoa, PB, Brasil

Castro

Iaria

1984

Rev. Saúde Pública

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RESUMO: Realizou-se a pesquisa de S. aureus em material de vestíbulo nasal de 78 manipuladores de alimentos que trabalhavam nas cozinhas de 8 hospitais. As cepas isoladas, após a sua identificação bioquímica, foram submetidas a provas de fagotipagem e à verificação da capacidade produtora de enterotoxina estafilocócica. Na produção de enterotoxina utilizou-se um método de cultura em saco de celofane. Nas provas de fagotipagem foram empregados os fagos do Conjunto Básico Internacional e mais sete experimentais (86, 88, 89, 90,92, D11 e HK2) e dois extras (187 e 42D). Dos manipuladores examinados, 33 (42,3%) revelaram-se portadores nasais de S. aureus, sendo que de 5 (6,4%) foram isoladas cepas produtoras de enterotoxina estafilocócica. De dois isolaram-se cepas produtoras de enterotoxina do tipo B e dos outros três indivíduos, cepas produtoras de enterotoxinas dos tipos C, AE e ABE, respectivamente. Das 59 submetidas à fagotipagem, 54 (91,5%) revelaram-se fagotipáveis. Houve predominância de cepas lisadas por fagos do grupo III, seguido pelos NC (Não Classificados), em ambos os casos, isoladamente ou em associação.

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Pathogenic Staphylococci in the Anterior Nares: Their Incidence and Differentiation.

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Prevalence of the Commoner Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions in the Adult Rural Population of Great Britain: A Study by Direct Examination of Two Random Samples

Prevalence of the Commoner Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions in the Adult Rural Population of Great Britain: A Study by Direct Examination of Two Random Samples

Point Surveillance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Carriage among Medical Staff in Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kuwait

Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxigênico no vestíbulo nasal de manipuladores de alimentos em cozinhas de hospitais do município de João Pessoa, PB, Brasil

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