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Thesis
Analysis of airborne methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Gram positive coagulase negative Staphylococcus species in homes
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Drexel University
May 2011
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-3615
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance has been a concern in the treatment of infectious disease since the introduction of antibiotics. Strains of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus bacteria were reported within a year of methicillin's introduction. By the 1980s these infections were becoming resistant to multiple antibiotics traditionally used in their treatment. Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus species with methicillin resistance are increasingly being seen in hospitals and even in some communities. The role of airborne antibiotic resistant bacteria in human colonization and infection is unclear. The purpose of this research was to both identify and summarize existing research on this topic, and evaluate the air of residential environments for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Additionally, housing and resident characteristics were evaluated to identify any trends that may exist between these characteristics and airborne bacteria. This Community Based Master's Project is presented in two chapters. The first chapter is a systematic review of the peer reviewed literature on airborne methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The second is chapter describes research in which air samples, nasal swabs and a brief medical and behavioral questionnaire were used to analyze the amount of airborne methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus species present. It was determined that a significant number of Staphylococcus species with methicillin resistance are present in Philadelphia, PA area homes. This finding suggests that residential air may be a source of not only multiple Staphylococcus species, but Staphylococcus species with antibiotic resistance.
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- Title
- Analysis of airborne methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Gram positive coagulase negative Staphylococcus species in homes
- Creators
- Karen Michael - DU
- Contributors
- Hernando Perez (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Public Health (2002-2015); Environmental and Occupational Health [Historical]; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 3615; 991014632260904721