Pseudomonas spp. ISOLATED FROM THE ORAL CAVITY OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM AN ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL IN MIDWESTERN BRAZIL

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Ana Beatriz Mori Lima¹  Lara Stefânia Netto De Oliveira LeÃo-vasconcelos¹  Dayane De Melo Costa¹  Larissa Oliveira Rocha Vilefort¹  Maria Cláudia Dantas Porfírio Borges Andrɹ  Maria Alves Barbosa¹  Marinésia Aparecida Prado-palos¹ 

关键词: Pseudomonas;    Oral colonization;    Healthcare workers;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652015000600009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This cross-sectional study, performed in an oncology hospital in Goiania, aimed to characterize the prevalence of oral colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from the saliva of healthcare workers. Microorganisms were subjected to biochemical tests, susceptibility profile, and phenotypic detection. Of 76 participants colonized with Gram negative bacilli, 12 (15.8%) harbored Pseudomonas spp. Of all isolates, P. aeruginosa (75.0%), P. stutzeri (16.7%), and P. fluorescens (8.3%), were resistant to cefoxitin, and therefore likely to be AmpC producers. The results are clinically relevant and emphasize the importance of surveillance to minimize bacterial dissemination and multiresistance.

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