| Autor: |
da Silva EC; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil. brandaoe@cpqam.fiocruz.br, Samico TM, Cardoso RR, Rabelo MA, Bezerra Neto AM, de Melo FL, de Souza Lopes AC, da Silva Aca I, Maciel MA |
| Jazyk: |
portugalština |
| Zdroj: |
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P [Rev Esc Enferm USP] 2012 Feb; Vol. 46 (1), pp. 132-7. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s0080-62342012000100018 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study was performed with the objective to identify the prevalence of colonization by Staphylococcus aureus in nursing professionals from a teaching hospital in Pernambuco, and evaluate the resistance profile of these isolates. To do this, we performed a cross-sectional study where biological samples were collected from the hands and nasal cavities of the subjects. S. aureus was identified using agar (blood agar and mannitol salt) via catalase and coagulase tests. The sensitivity profile was determined by Kirby Bauer technique and determination of methicillin resistance was performed with oxacillin screening with sodium chloride (NaCl) addition. Of the 151 professionals evaluated, 39 were colonized which showed a prevalence of 25.8%. Among the variables studied, age and use of PPE were associated with colonization by the organism. Of all the isolates, only five were resistant to methicillin. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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