Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus contamination and distribution in patient’s care environment at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania
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Date
2018
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BMC
Abstract
Environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in routine medical care settings poses an increased risk of health care associated infections through cross-transmission. This study aimed at determining the magnitude and distribution of methicillin-resistant S. aureus contamination among various items in patients’ care surroundings at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzanias largest tertiary hospital.
A total of 200 environmental samples from high touch items were processed and out of these methicillin-resistant S. aureus was 19.5% with significantly higher contamination in general wards. Patients beds surfaces were the most contaminated among studied items (43.7%), whilst the surgical trolleys were least contaminated (7.7%). Presence of 10 or more patients in a room was an important significant correlate for methicillin-resistant S. aureus contamination by bivariate logistic regression model (odds ratio: 4.75, 95% confidence interval 1.624–13.895, p = 0.004). These findings warrant further study of decontamination practices and improved infection control mechanisms, especially in light of the drug resistant isolates identified.
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Full text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3602-4
Keywords
Patient care environment, Methicillin resistant, Environmental contamination, Staphylococcus aureus, Nosocomial infections, Health care facilities, Morbidity, Mortality, Tanzania
Citation
Nkuwi, E. J., Kabanangi, F., Rugarabamu, S., & Majigo, M. (2018). Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus contamination and distribution in patient’s care environment at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania. BMC Research Notes, 11(1), 1-6.