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Staphylococcus aureus infection risk in a population of health sciences students at a public university

Background: This study was undertaken to evaluate Staphylococcus aureus carriage and persistence in health sciences students at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Methods: Consent form and self-administered questionnaires on socio-demographics, hygienic practi...

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Main Authors:	Mat Azis, Norhidayah, Ab Hamid, Amielia, Pung, Hui Ping, Abdul Rafee, Putri 'Amirah, Yahya, Farizatul Akmawati, Amin Nordin, Syafinaz, Neela, Vasantha Kumari, Suhaili, Zarizal, Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir
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spelling	my.upm.eprints.354602016-01-11T02:26:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35460/ Staphylococcus aureus infection risk in a population of health sciences students at a public university Mat Azis, Norhidayah Ab Hamid, Amielia Pung, Hui Ping Abdul Rafee, Putri 'Amirah Yahya, Farizatul Akmawati Amin Nordin, Syafinaz Neela, Vasantha Kumari Suhaili, Zarizal Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir Background: This study was undertaken to evaluate Staphylococcus aureus carriage and persistence in health sciences students at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Methods: Consent form and self-administered questionnaires on socio-demographics, hygienic practices, medical and medication history were distributed followed by nasal swab collection; sampling was done twice in one month interval in October and November 2013. Bacterial identification followed the standard phenotypic methods. Antibiotic susceptibility of isolates against oxacillin and cefoxitin was tested by disc diffusion method. Methicillin resistance determinant gene (mecA) was detected through polymerase chain reaction-assay. Results: S. aureus was isolated from 31.3% (60/192) and 33.3% (60/180) of the student population during the first and second sampling respectively. Among the S. aureus-positive participants, about 65% of them were persistent carrier (S. aureus was detected during both sampling exercises). Six methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were detected (four and two isolates in the two sampling events respectively) as inferred by decreased susceptibility to oxacillin and cefoxitin and presence of mecA gene; two of the strains were from a single individual. Fisher’s exact test showed no significant correlation between carriage and the tested risk factors except for the habit of touching nose and chronic illnesses (P < 0.05), with a higher incidence of S. aureus among those associated with the two risk factors. Conclusions: As far as the limited sampling period is concerned, these findings indicate that a proportion of the student population may be at infection risk. Avoiding frequent nose-touching could be one of the preventive measures. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-10 Article PeerReviewed Mat Azis, Norhidayah and Ab Hamid, Amielia and Pung, Hui Ping and Abdul Rafee, Putri 'Amirah and Yahya, Farizatul Akmawati and Amin Nordin, Syafinaz and Neela, Vasantha Kumari and Suhaili, Zarizal and Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir (2014) Staphylococcus aureus infection risk in a population of health sciences students at a public university. Iranian Journal of Public Health, 43 (suppl. 3). pp. 112-116. ISSN 2251-6085; ESSN: 2251-6093 http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4887
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description	Background: This study was undertaken to evaluate Staphylococcus aureus carriage and persistence in health sciences students at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Methods: Consent form and self-administered questionnaires on socio-demographics, hygienic practices, medical and medication history were distributed followed by nasal swab collection; sampling was done twice in one month interval in October and November 2013. Bacterial identification followed the standard phenotypic methods. Antibiotic susceptibility of isolates against oxacillin and cefoxitin was tested by disc diffusion method. Methicillin resistance determinant gene (mecA) was detected through polymerase chain reaction-assay. Results: S. aureus was isolated from 31.3% (60/192) and 33.3% (60/180) of the student population during the first and second sampling respectively. Among the S. aureus-positive participants, about 65% of them were persistent carrier (S. aureus was detected during both sampling exercises). Six methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were detected (four and two isolates in the two sampling events respectively) as inferred by decreased susceptibility to oxacillin and cefoxitin and presence of mecA gene; two of the strains were from a single individual. Fisher’s exact test showed no significant correlation between carriage and the tested risk factors except for the habit of touching nose and chronic illnesses (P < 0.05), with a higher incidence of S. aureus among those associated with the two risk factors. Conclusions: As far as the limited sampling period is concerned, these findings indicate that a proportion of the student population may be at infection risk. Avoiding frequent nose-touching could be one of the preventive measures.
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author	Mat Azis, Norhidayah Ab Hamid, Amielia Pung, Hui Ping Abdul Rafee, Putri 'Amirah Yahya, Farizatul Akmawati Amin Nordin, Syafinaz Neela, Vasantha Kumari Suhaili, Zarizal Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir
spellingShingle	Mat Azis, Norhidayah Ab Hamid, Amielia Pung, Hui Ping Abdul Rafee, Putri 'Amirah Yahya, Farizatul Akmawati Amin Nordin, Syafinaz Neela, Vasantha Kumari Suhaili, Zarizal Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir Staphylococcus aureus infection risk in a population of health sciences students at a public university
author_facet	Mat Azis, Norhidayah Ab Hamid, Amielia Pung, Hui Ping Abdul Rafee, Putri 'Amirah Yahya, Farizatul Akmawati Amin Nordin, Syafinaz Neela, Vasantha Kumari Suhaili, Zarizal Mohd Desa, Mohd Nasir
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title	Staphylococcus aureus infection risk in a population of health sciences students at a public university
title_short	Staphylococcus aureus infection risk in a population of health sciences students at a public university
title_full	Staphylococcus aureus infection risk in a population of health sciences students at a public university
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publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Staphylococcus aureus infection risk in a population of health sciences students at a public university

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