論文

査読有り 筆頭著者
2021年9月

Environmental survey of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci in a Hospital in Japan

Biocontrol Science
  • Akari Watanabe
  • ,
  • Watanabe Tokiko
  • ,
  • Kokeguchi Susumu
  • ,
  • Yamamoto Yumiko
  • ,
  • Matsushita Osamu
  • ,
  • Yokota Kenji

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開始ページ
137
終了ページ
145
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.4265/bio.26.137

We examined the hospital-wide incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus contamination in a hospital environment to predict the risk of the nosocomial spread of infection. Samples were also taken different surfaces and medical equipment in a general hospital ward and a staff station. The isolates were identified bacterial strains and analyzed by PCR for detection of the mecA gene and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types (I-V). Overall, out of 146 isolates that were screened, 15.7% of the samples in the hospital wards were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus and 74.7% were isolated with coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CNS). The methicillin-resistant mecA gene was detected in all oxacillin-resistant S. aureus, and 89% of oxacillin-resistant CNS was identified as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and MRCNS respectively. All S. aureus and CNS from the hospital wards with MRSA patients were detected as MRSA and MRCNS. A widespread distribution of MRSA and MRCNS was detected in the Cuff. The majority of the MRSA and MRCNS isolates in this study were SCCmec type V, which are a community-acquired infection type. The increased incidence and prevalence of community-acquired MRSA and MRCNS, as well as hospital-acquired MRSA, should be recognized as serious healthcare problems.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4265/bio.26.137
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34556616
共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題
口腔病原細菌を指標とした在宅歯科医療実施環境への新感染制御管理の確立
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.4265/bio.26.137
  • PubMed ID : 34556616

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