Nasopharyngeal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage and Risk of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy-Related Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nasopharyngeal MRSA colonization is strongly associated with a higher risk of PEG-site infection. These findings highlight the importance of MRSA screening and consideration of colonization status prior to PEG tube insertion. Enhanced infection control strategies should be implemented in MRSA-positive patients to reduce the risk of complications. However, given the limited number of included studies (n = 5; 286 patients), these conclusions should be interpreted with caution. Larger, well-designed studies are needed to validate these associations and identify the most effective preventive measures for MRSA-colonized individuals undergoing PEG placement.
Authors
- Mira Malavia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4526-7302)
- Dushyant Singh Dahiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8544-9039)
- Asim Shuja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5053-4906)
- Omar T. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8156-3440)
- Hazem Abosheiashaa
- Samuel H. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-2950)
- Olivia Sappington
- Nikki Duong
- Syed Masiur Rahman
- Islam Mohamed
- Mira Bhatia
- Samiya Azim
- Robert Zhang
Institutions
- University of Kansas (US)
- The University of Kansas Health System (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Methodist Dallas Medical Center (US)
- University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- Stanford University (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digestive Diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000550720
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00