Concurrent presence of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec types of Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in hospital environments and post-operative patients at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal
SCC<i>mec</i> Type I, II, V and <i>mecA</i> elements were concurrently present in both post-operative patients and hospital environments. Effective preventive measures are warranted to break the MRSA transmission between these settings.
Authors
- Komal Raj Rijal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-8236)
- Suprina Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6402-6934)
- Sunil Regmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-8748)
- Kaveri Pandit
- S Koirala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2499-7374)
- Pramod Poudel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5304-7812)
- Sanjib Adhikari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5874-2547)
- Shreedhar Aryal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2879-698X)
- Supriya Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0149-1732)
- Asmita Lamichhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2966-6836)
- Prativa Paudel
Institutions
- Tribhuvan University (NP)
- Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100436
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39
Funders
- Tribhuvan University
- University Grants Commission
- University Grants Commission- Nepal