title: Prevalence of nasal carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in children with diabetes mellitus: Trends between 2005 and 2013.
abstract: The aim of this prospective study was to establish the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization rates in pediatric outpatients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, while also evaluating changes in colonization rates over time. There was no significant difference between 2005 and 2013 patients in terms of demographic and clinical findings. MRSA colonization rates were 0.7% (in 101 patients) and 0.9% (in 134 patients) (P = .84). Although increased MRSA colonization has become a significant problem worldwide, it does not seem to be a major issue in our diabetic outpatient population.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: dredakaradag@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karadag-Oncel
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nazli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gonc
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Altay
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Bulent
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alev
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozon
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pinar
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayfer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alikasifoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yakut
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akyon
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurgun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kandemir
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozsurekci
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ates
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D010045:Outpatients; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: Children; Diabetes mellitus; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Nasal carriage