INTRODUCTION: The aims of this study were to: a) determine the nasal carriage prevalence of Stahpylococcus aureus among HIV patients, b) to characterize S. aureus strains isolated. METHODOLOGY: Characterization of S. aureus isolates was done by antibiotyping, spa typing, and detection of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes. RESULTS: S. aureus isolated (10/124; 8%) belonged to spa types t084 (n = 3), t10828 (n = 2), t311, t304, t774, t645, and t091. The isolates were resistant to penicillin (100%), tetracycline (40%), rifampicin (10%), fucidic acid (10%), norfloxacin (10%), erythromycin (10%), and sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim (10%). Multidrug resistance (MDR) was detected in 30% of the isolates. CONCLUSION: The finding of MDR S. aureus among HIV-positive patients suggests that surveillance of antimicrobial resistant S. aureus among this patient group could be considered as an infection control measure in the hospital.
INTRODUCTION: The aims of this study were to: a) determine the nasal carriage prevalence of Stahpylococcus aureus among HIVpatients, b) to characterize S. aureus strains isolated. METHODOLOGY: Characterization of S. aureus isolates was done by antibiotyping, spa typing, and detection of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes. RESULTS:S. aureus isolated (10/124; 8%) belonged to spa types t084 (n = 3), t10828 (n = 2), t311, t304, t774, t645, and t091. The isolates were resistant to penicillin (100%), tetracycline (40%), rifampicin (10%), fucidic acid (10%), norfloxacin (10%), erythromycin (10%), and sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim (10%). Multidrug resistance (MDR) was detected in 30% of the isolates. CONCLUSION: The finding of MDR S. aureus among HIV-positivepatients suggests that surveillance of antimicrobial resistant S. aureus among this patient group could be considered as an infection control measure in the hospital.
Authors: Vera A Appiah; George A Pesewu; Fleischer C N Kotey; Alahaman Nana Boakye; Samuel Duodu; Edem M A Tette; Mame Y Nyarko; Eric S Donkor Journal: Pathogens Date: 2020-04-28
Authors: Nicholas T K D Dayie; Mary-Magdalene Osei; Japheth A Opintan; Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo; Fleischer C N Kotey; John Ahenkorah; Kevin Kofi Adutwum-Ofosu; Beverly Egyir; Eric S Donkor Journal: Pathogens Date: 2021-01-29