A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF METHICILLIN-SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENT’S BEHAVIOURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS IN RURAL AND URBAN TERTIARY CARE SETUPS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 95
Abstract
BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is responsible for a sizable number of infections globally. In developing countries, multiresistant organisms which can often be traced to complex socioeconomic and behavioural factors, contribute to the escalating problem of antibiotic resistance worldwide. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 16665 pus samples were analysed, 6538 pus samples were from rural setup and 10127 from urban setups, all age groups included. Ethical clearance given by the Institutional Ethical Committee (IEC) at Saveetha University, Chennai. An open-ended questionnaire was prepared which collected information on education, occupation, income, history of alcohol intake, smoking habits and history of diseases (i.e. score of Kuppuswamy’s scale of 2014-15). Staphylococcus aureus was confirmed by Gram staining, biochemical tests; all the samples were aseptically handled and processed. RESULTS In this study, 16665 samples were analysed out of which 6538 were from rural and 10127 were from urban regions. In rural setup, MSSA constituted 401 (6.1%) and MRSA 531 (8.1%). Whereas in urban setup, MSSA constituted 524 (5.2%) and MRSA 771 (7.6%). Demographic and Socioeconomic parameters like occupation, income, history of alcohol intake, any diseases and antibiotic usage were collected. S. aureus infections were found to be highly significant (P<0.001), smoking habits were not significant (P>0.05) in rural and urban tertiary care centres respectively. CONCLUSION We need to slow down the spread and amplification of these strains as much as possible in rural areas by good infection control, conservative measures, prudent use of antibiotics and good hygiene.
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Anil Kumar Hanumanthu, Srinivas B
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