Prevalence of MRSA ST398 Carriage in Nursing Home Residents in an Area of Spain With a High Density of Pig Farming

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jan;39(1):90-93. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.244. Epub 2017 Dec 5.

Abstract

MRSA nasal carriage was detected in 15.7% of 204 residents from 6 nursing homes (NHs) in the Osona region (Barcelona, Spain), and the MRSA-ST398 lineage was identified in 15.6% of MRSA-positive residents and in 2.5% of all NH residents evaluated. Most MRSA-ST398 carriers (4 of 5) had direct or indirect contact with pig farms. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:90-93.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Animals
  • Carrier State / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Nasal Mucosa / microbiology
  • Nursing Homes
  • Rural Population
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Swine
  • Urban Population