National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Staphylococcus aureus is recognised as an epidemiologically important nosocomial pathogen. Staphylococcal infections are frequent in hospitalised patients despite antibiotic therapy (e.g. MRSA) and these patients may have severe consequences. The ecological niches of S.aureus are anterior nares (primary reservoir), skin, mucosal surfaces. HCWs constitute an important reservoir of S. aureus. Nasal MRSA carriage is a recognised risk factor for subsequent infection of endogenous origin. So, the present study was planned to determine the prevalence of nasal carriage of MRSA among HCWs. The cross sectional study was conducted in Government medical college, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh India during study period from july 2018 to October 2018 on 100 HCWs. Procedure was performed as per standard microbiological techniques. Data was then compiled in MS Excel and statistical tests were applied. It was found out that the prevalence of nasal carriage of S.aureus was 21%. Out of which 61% were MRSA. The prevalence among nurses, doctors, lab technicians, class IV workers were 22.85%, 0%, 10%, 20% respectively. It can be concluded that the prevalence of MRSA is huge among nurses. Awareness regarding simple preventive measures, judicious use of antibiotics, treatment using 2% mupirocin nasal ointment and periodic screening to identify carriers can help reduce transmission.
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