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Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among men who have sex with men attending an STI clinic in Amsterdam: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is common among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the USA. It is unknown whether this is also the case in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Cross-sectional study.Sexually transmitted infection outpatient low-threshold clinic, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Between October 2008 and April 2010, a total of 211 men were included, in two groups: (1) 74 MSM with clinical signs of a skin or soft tissue infection (symptomatic group) and (2) 137 MSM without clinical signs of such infections (asymptomatic group).S aureus and MRSA infection and/or colonisation. Swabs were collected from the anterior nasal cavity, throat, perineum, penile glans and, if present, from infected skin lesions. Culture for S aureus was carried out on blood agar plates and for MRSA on selective chromagar plates after enrichment in broth. If MRSA was found, the spa-gene was sequenced.Associated demographic characteristics, medical history, risk factors for colonisation with S aureus and high-risk sexual behaviour were collected through a self-completed questionnaire.The prevalence of S aureus colonisation in the nares was 37%, the pharynx 11%, the perianal region 12%, the glans penis 10% and in skin lesions 40%. In multivariable analysis adjusting for age, anogenital S aureus colonisation was significantly associated with the symptomatic group (p=0.01) and marginally with HIV (p=0.06). MRSA was diagnosed in two cases: prevalence 0.9% (95% CI 0.1% to 3.4%)). Neither had CA-MRSA strains.CA-MRSA among MSM in Amsterdam is rare. Genital colonisation of S aureus is not associated with high-risk sexual behaviour.

SUBMITTER: Joore IK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3612809 | biostudies-other | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among men who have sex with men attending an STI clinic in Amsterdam: a cross-sectional study.

Joore I K C W IK van Rooijen Martijn Sebastiaan MS Schim van der Loeff Maarten Franciscus MF de Neeling A J AJ van Dam Alje A de Vries Henry J C HJ

BMJ open 20130305 3

<h4>Objective</h4>Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is common among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the USA. It is unknown whether this is also the case in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Sexually transmitted infection outpatient low-threshold clinic, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.<h4>Participants</h4>Between October 2008 and April 2010, a total of 211 men were included, in two groups: (1) 74 MSM with clinic ...[more]

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Low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among men who have sex with men attending an STI clinic in Amsterdam: a cross-sectional study.

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