Prevalence of and risk factors for carriage of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among residents and staff of a German nursing home

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Feb;27(2):208-11. doi: 10.1086/500629. Epub 2006 Feb 8.

Abstract

The aims of this cross-sectional study were to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for carriage of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-MRSA) in residents and personnel of a nursing home in Germany. In this study, PVL-MRSA carriage status among nursing home residents was associated with risk factors reflecting their dependence on nursing care. No specific risk factors were detected among staff.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacterial Toxins*
  • Carrier State*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Exotoxins*
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins
  • Male
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Nursing Staff
  • Risk Factors
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin