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September 10, 2025IAHS Medical JournalOpen Access

Prevalence of Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among Medical and Veterinary Students

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SASalina AkterHBHimel BaruaEREaftekhar Ahmed Rana

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Overview

Cross-sectional study shows high nasal carriage rates of Staphylococcus aureus in students, indicating notable multi-drug resistance.

Key Points

  • About 80% of staphylococcus aureus isolates from medical students showed multi-drug resistance, while 50% from veterinary students did.
  • Among 39 isolates from medical students, 20 (51.3%) were methicillin resistant, with a 22.2% rate for veterinary students.
  • The presence of 'Rhinorrhea' was significantly associated with nasal carriage of Staphylococcus sp. in both student groups.
  • High levels of resistance were noted against ampicillin, penicillin, ciprofloxacin, and erythromycin.

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Akter et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c243f6b210217d647a9a24https://doi.org/10.3329/iahsmj.v7i2.83852
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