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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: People with cystic fibrosis (CF) may work in healthcare settings risking nosocomial pathogen acquisition. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in adult healthcare workers with CF (HCWcf).Data was collected in this observational study on MRSA acquisition from 405 CF patients attending an adult CF centre in Australia between 2001-2012. Demographic and clinical characteristics were compared between HCWcf and non-HCWcf. A sub-analysis was subsequently performed to compare demographic and clinical characteristics between those patients (HCWcf versus non-HCWcf) that acquired MRSA. We also investigated rates of chronic MRSA infection and the outcome of eradication treatment in HCWcf.A higher proportion of HCWcf acquired MRSA [n?=?10/21] compared to non-HCWcf [n?=?40/255] (P <0.001). The odds of MRSA acquisition were 8.4 (95 % CI, 3.0 - 23.4) times greater in HCWcf than non-HCWcf. HCWcf with MRSA were older (P?=?0.02) and had better lung function (P?=?0.009), yet hospitalisation rates were similar compared to non-HCWcf with MRSA. Chronic MRSA infection developed in 36/50 CF patients (HCWcf, n?=?6; non-HCWcf, n?=?30), with eradication therapy achieved in 5/6 (83 %) HCWcf.The rate of MRSA incidence was highest in HCWcf and the workplace is a possible source of acquisition. Vocational guidance should include the potential for MRSA acquisition for CF patients considering healthcare professions.

SUBMITTER: Wood ME

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4865022 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Wood Michelle E ME Sherrard Laura J LJ Ramsay Kay A KA Yerkovich Stephanie T ST Reid David W DW Kidd Timothy J TJ Bell Scott C SC

BMC pulmonary medicine 20160511 1

<h4>Background</h4>People with cystic fibrosis (CF) may work in healthcare settings risking nosocomial pathogen acquisition. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in adult healthcare workers with CF (HCWcf).<h4>Methods</h4>Data was collected in this observational study on MRSA acquisition from 405 CF patients attending an adult CF centre in Australia between 2001-2012. Demographic and clinical characteristics were com ...[more]

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Project description:Staphylococcus aureus is the most commonly identified airway colonizer of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, and infections with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) are associated with poor outcomes. Yet, little is known about the intrahost evolution of S. aureus among CF patients. We investigated convergent evolution and adaptation of MRSA among four CF patients with long-term respiratory carriage. For each patient, we performed whole-genome sequencing on an average of 21 isolates (range: 19-23) carried for a mean of 1,403 days (range: 903-1,679), including 25 pairs of isolates collected on the same day. We assessed intrahost diversity, population structure, evolutionary history, evidence of switched intergenic regions (IGRs), and signatures of adaptation in the context of patient age, antibiotic treatment, and co-colonizing microbes. Phylogenetic analysis delineated distinct multilocus sequence type ST5 (n = 3) and ST72 (n = 1) clonal populations in addition to sporadic, non-clonal isolates, and uncovered a putative transmission event. Variation in antibiotic resistance was observed within clonal populations, even among isolates collected on the same day. Rates of molecular evolution ranged from 2.21 to 8.64 nucleotide polymorphisms per year, and lineage ages were consistent with acquisition of colonization in early childhood followed by subsequent persistence of multiple sub-populations. Selection analysis of 1,622 core genes present in all four clonal populations (n = 79) found 11 genes variable in three subjects - most notably, ATP-dependent protease clpX, 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase odhA, fmtC, and transcription-repair coupling factor mfd. Only one gene, staphylococcal protein A (spa), was found to have evidence of gene-wide diversifying selection. We identified three instances of intrahost IGR switching events, two of which flanked genes related to quorum sensing. The complex microbial ecology of the CF airway poses challenges for management. We illustrate appreciable intrahost diversity as well as persistence of a dominant lineage. We also show that intrahost adaptation is a continual process, despite purifying selective pressure, and provide targets that should be investigated further for their function in CF adaptation.

Project description:BackgroundCystic fibrosis is an inherited life-threatening multisystem disorder with lung disease characterized by abnormally thick airway secretions and persistent bacterial infection. Chronic, progressive lung disease is the most important cause of morbidity and mortality in the condition and is therefore the main focus of clinical care and research. Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of chest infection in people with cystic fibrosis. Early onset, as well as chronic, lung infection with this organism in young children and adults results in worsening lung function, poorer nutrition and increases the airway inflammatory response, thus leading to a poor overall clinical outcome. There are currently no evidence-based guidelines for chronic suppressive therapy for Staphylococcus aureus infection in cystic fibrosis such as those used for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. This is an update of a previously published review.ObjectivesTo assess the evidence regarding the effectiveness of long-term antibiotic treatment regimens for chronic infection with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection in people with cystic fibrosis and to determine whether this leads to improved clinical and microbiological outcomes.Search methodsTrials were identified by searching the Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Group's Cystic Fibrosis Trials Register, MEDLINE, Embase, handsearching article reference lists and through contact with local and international experts in the field. Date of the last search of the Group's Cystic Fibrosis Trials Register: 09 February 2018.We also searched ongoing trials databases. Date of latest search: 20 May 2018.Selection criteriaRandomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials comparing any combinations of topical, inhaled, oral or intravenous antimicrobials used as suppressive therapy for chronic infection with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus compared with placebo or no treatment.Data collection and analysisThe authors independently assessed all search results for eligibility. No eligible trials were identified.Main resultsThe searches identified 58 trials, but none were eligible for inclusion in the current version of this review.Authors' conclusionsNo randomised controlled trials were identified which met the inclusion criteria for this review. Although methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus is an important and common cause of lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis, there is no agreement on how best to treat long-term infection. The review highlights the need to organise well-designed trials that can provide evidence to support the best management strategy for chronic methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infection in people with cystic fibrosis.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

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