Study of Staphylococcus Aureus Colonization of the Posterior Nasal Cavity in Patients Undergoing Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne95 enrolled

Overview

Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is a major risk factor of infection with this bacterium. Staphylococcus aureus colonization of the posterior nasal cavity is still misunderstood. This study is aimed at evaluating the relationship between Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing the vestibulum nasi, the sphenoethmoidal recess and the nasopharynx.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Staphylococcal Infections

Interventions

Staphylococcus aureus carriageOTHER

Vestibulum nasi and posterior nasal cavity sampling with swabs and posterior nasal cavity sampling by endoscopic procedure during otorhinolaryngologic surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing otorhinolaryngologic surgery, unknown Staphylococcus aureus carriage state * Patient affiliated to French Social Security * Written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Antibiotherapy or infectious episode during the month prior enrollment * coagulation disorder * neoplasia of the nasal cavity

Locations (1)

CHU Saint-Etienne

Saint-Etienne, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

number of patients with staphylococcus aureus carriage in the posterior nasal cavity

Time frame: Day 1

Secondary Outcomes

number of patients with staphylococcus aureus carriage in the vestibulum nasi

Time frame: Day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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