Volume 13, Number 3—March 2007
Dispatch
Methicillin-susceptible, Doxycycline-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Côte d’Ivoire
Olivier Lesens*
, Rachel Haus-Cheymol†, Philippe Dubrous‡, Catherine Verret†, André Spiegel†, Richard Bonnet*, Michèle Bes§, Henri Laurichesse*, Jean Beytout*, Jerome Etienne§, René Migliani¶, Jean Louis Koeck‡, and the Working Group on Cutaneous Infections in the Army
, Rachel Haus-Cheymol†, Philippe Dubrous‡, Catherine Verret†, André Spiegel†, Richard Bonnet*, Michèle Bes§, Henri Laurichesse*, Jean Beytout*, Jerome Etienne§, René Migliani¶, Jean Louis Koeck‡, and the Working Group on Cutaneous Infections in the Army
Table
Factors associated with nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in 273 soldiers (company B) who were about to be sent to Côte d’Ivoire
| Variable | PVL+DoxyR S. aureus† (n = 8) | PVL–DoxyR S. aureus‡ (n = 34) | DoxyS S. aureus§ (n = 56) | p value¶ (PVL+ vs. PVL–) | p value¶ (PVL+DoxyR vs. PVL–DoxyR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 24.3 | 25.9 | 24.5 | NS | NS |
| Male (%) | 87.5 | 97.1 | 100.0 | NS | NS |
| Living with health care worker (%) | 25.0 | 26.5 | 12.5 | NS | NS |
| Living with children <16 y (%) | 50.0 | 61.8 | 53.6 | NS | NS |
| Hospitalization within 1 year (%) | 0.0 | 17.6 | 17.8 | NS | NS |
| Fight sport practice# (%) | 0.0 | 5.9 | 7.1 | NS | NS |
| Previous mission in malaria-endemic area (%) | 100.0 | 91.2 | 37.5 | <0.001 | NS |
| Previous mission in Côte d’Ivoire (%) | 100.0 | 88.2 | 30.4 | <0.001 | NS |
| Previous doxycycline intake (%) | 100.0 | 88.2 | 32.1 | <0.001 | NS |
*PVL, Panton-Valentine leukocidin; DoxyR, doxycycline resistant; DoxyS, doxycycline susceptible; NS, not significant.
†All methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA).
‡28 MSSA and 6 methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).
§55 MSSA and 1 MRSA, all PVL-negative.
¶Fisher exact test.
#Military exercises that involve physical contact.
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