Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among HIV-infected adults in Botswana: prevalence and risk factors.

abstract

• We sought to determine the clinical and epidemiologic determinants of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in HIV-infected individuals at two outpatient centers in southern Botswana. Standard microbiologic techniques were used to identify S. aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). In a sample of 404 HIV-infected adults, prevalence of S. aureus nasal carriage was 36.9% (n=152) and was associated with domestic overcrowding and lower CD4 cell count. MRSA prevalence was low (n=13, 3.2%), but more common among individuals with asthma and eczema. The implications of these findings for HIV management are discussed.

authors

• Fischer, Rebecca

published proceedings

• AIDS Care

altmetric score

• 9.33

author list (cited authors)

• Reid, M., Steenhoff, A. P., Mannathoko, N., Muthoga, C., McHugh, E., Brown, E. L., & Fischer, R.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Reid, Michael JA||Steenhoff, Andrew P||Mannathoko, Naledi||Muthoga, Charles||McHugh, Erin||Brown, Eric L||Fischer, Rebecca SB

publication date

• January 2017

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• AIDS Care: psychological and socio-medical aspects of AIDS-HIV  Journal

keywords

• Adult
• Botswana
• CD4 Lymphocyte Count
• Carrier State
• Crowding
• Female
• HIV Infections
• Humans
• Male
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
• Nasal Cavity
• Nasal Colonization
• Prevalence
• Risk Factors
• S. Aureus; Hiv
• Staphylococcal Infections
• Staphylococcus Aureus
• Sub-saharan Africa

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/09540121.2017.1282600

start page

• 961

end page

• 965

volume

• 29

issue

• 8

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017.1282600