Mahalingam U, Thirunavukarasu K, Murugananthan K
Department of Allied Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Ceylon Med J. 2014 Jun;59(2):63-5. doi: 10.4038/cmj.v59i2.7067.
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in the hands among 109 nursing staffs of Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, Sri Lanka was screened. Of those screened, 43 (39.44%) strains of S. aureus were isolated and among that one third were MRSA. Antibiotic resistant pattern of MRSA strains were found to be highly variable. Resistance to ampicillin, cefuroxime, ciprofloxacin, netilmicin and amikacin were found to be 76.9%, 76.9%, 53.8%, 23% and 23% respectively. More than one tenth of the nursing staff were at risk of transmitting the infection and therefore standard infection control precautions should be followed to minimise carriage and transmission.
对斯里兰卡贾夫纳教学医院109名护理人员手部耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）携带情况进行了筛查。在接受筛查的人员中，分离出43株（39.44%）金黄色葡萄球菌菌株，其中三分之一为MRSA。发现MRSA菌株的抗生素耐药模式差异很大。对氨苄西林、头孢呋辛、环丙沙星、奈替米星和阿米卡星的耐药率分别为76.9%、76.9%、53.8%、23%和23%。超过十分之一的护理人员有传播感染的风险，因此应遵循标准的感染控制预防措施，以尽量减少携带和传播。
