Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage in French Athletes at Risk of CA-MRSA Infection: a Prospective, Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is a leading cause of infectious diseases in sports teams. In recent decades, community-associated SA (CA-SA) strains have emerged worldwide and have been responsible for outbreaks in sports teams. There are very few data on the prevalence of these strains in France, and none on the carriage among athletes.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the SA carriage proportion among athletes practicing sports at risk for CA-SA infection in a French county, and determined the methicillin-resistant and/or CA-SA proportion. We also analyzed SA carriage according to risks factors and studied the SA clonality in a sample of our population.

Results

We included 300 athletes; SA carriage proportion was 61% (n = 183) and one

SUBMITTER: Couve-Deacon E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5559403 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature