Wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hypotheses about acquisition routes in rural health care settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspective from a center devoted to the treatment of cutaneous neglected tropical diseases - 20/07/24

Resumen |
We identified a high prevalence (46.4%) of wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients hospitalized in a center devoted to the treatment of cutaneous tropical diseases in Benin. The proportion of MRSA among S aureus isolates was 54.3%. Thirty percent of these MRSA were identified in outpatients. The analysis of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated an important diversity of strains but also identified 8 small clusters containing between 2 and 4 isolates suggesting cross-transmission.
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• | Almost half of patients’ wounds were colonized with MRSA. |
• | Total 30% of MRSA were identified in outpatients. |
• | Diversity of MRSA isolates according to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. |
• | Several small clusters suggest direct or cross-transmission inside the center. |
• | Need for rural African health care settings to refer to a microbiology laboratory. |
Key Words : Wounds, Cross-transmission, Prevalence, Low resources, Clinical microbiology laboratory, MRSA
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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| Funding/support: This study was supported by a scientific grant (2022) from the Fondation Raoul Follereau France. |
Vol 52 - N° 8
P. 977-980 - août 2024 Regresar al númeroBienvenido a EM-consulte, la referencia de los profesionales de la salud.
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