Hui-Hsien Pan1, Yhu-Chering Huang2, Chih-Jung Chen2, Fang-Liang Huang3, Pei-Ju Ting3, Jing-Yang Huang4, Cheng-Hsun Chiu2, Tzou-Yien Lin2, Po-Yen Chen5. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Chung-Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan. 2. College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. 4. Institute of Public Health, Department of Public Health, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan. 5. School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: pychen@vghtc.gov.tw.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) causes diseases ranging from mild skin infections to invasive diseases. Carriage of S. aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), is a significant risk factor for subsequent staphylococcal infection. Several studies discussed MRSA colonization in Taiwan, but mostly in northern Taiwan. This is the first study that estimates the prevalence of MRSA nasal colonization in healthy children and identifies the potential risk factors in central Taiwan. METHODS: A total of 3144 healthy children aged 2-60 months who visited Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH) were screened for nasal S. aureus carriage from July 2005 to December 2010. Questionnaires included demographic information and potential risk factors for carriage of S. aureus were completed by parents/guardians. RESULTS: Prevalence of MSSA and MRSA were 12.09% and 5.25%, respectively. The youngest group aged 2-6 months had the highest S. aureus carriage rate, and the carriage rate revealed a peak in summer. The nasal colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) was a protective factor against S. aureus colonization. 85% of the MRSA colonizing isolates belonged to clonal complex 59/staphylococcal cassette chromosome type IV or VT, the local community clone in Taiwan. CONCLUSION: An increasing trend of MRSA nasal carriage rate in Taiwan had been brought forward, however, it was not observed in central Taiwan during the period of 2005-2010. We found a summer peak on both MRSA and MSSA carriages.
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) causes diseases ranging from mild skin infections to invasive diseases. Carriage of S. aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), is a significant risk factor for subsequent staphylococcal infection. Several studies discussed MRSA colonization in Taiwan, but mostly in northern Taiwan. This is the first study that estimates the prevalence of MRSA nasal colonization in healthy children and identifies the potential risk factors in central Taiwan. METHODS: A total of 3144 healthy children aged 2-60 months who visited Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH) were screened for nasal S. aureus carriage from July 2005 to December 2010. Questionnaires included demographic information and potential risk factors for carriage of S. aureus were completed by parents/guardians. RESULTS: Prevalence of MSSA and MRSA were 12.09% and 5.25%, respectively. The youngest group aged 2-6 months had the highest S. aureus carriage rate, and the carriage rate revealed a peak in summer. The nasal colonization of Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) was a protective factor against S. aureus colonization. 85% of the MRSA colonizing isolates belonged to clonal complex 59/staphylococcal cassette chromosome type IV or VT, the local community clone in Taiwan. CONCLUSION: An increasing trend of MRSA nasal carriage rate in Taiwan had been brought forward, however, it was not observed in central Taiwan during the period of 2005-2010. We found a summer peak on both MRSA and MSSA carriages.
Authors: Yi Qi Chan; Kailin Chen; Gilbert T Chua; Peng Wu; Keith T S Tung; Hing Wai Tsang; David Lung; Patrick Ip; Celine S L Chui Journal: JAC Antimicrob Resist Date: 2022-04-19