Colonization of nursing professionals by Staphylococcus aureus

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Josely Pinto De Moura¹  Fabiana Cristina Pimenta²  Miyeko Hayashida¹  Elaine Drehmer De Almeida Cruz²  Silvia Rita Marin Da Silva Canini¹  Elucir Gir¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão PretoSP ,Brazil

关键词: Staphylococcus aureus;    Methicillin Resistance;    Nursing;    Team;    Carrier State;    Prevalence;    Staphylococcus aureus;    Resistência à Meticilina;    Equipe de Enfermagem;    Portador Sadio;    Prevalência;    Staphylococcus aureus;    Resistencia a la Meticilina;    Grupo de Enfermería;    Portador Sano;    Prevalencia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692011000200014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in the saliva of the nursing team of a teaching hospital in the interior of São Paulo State. Three saliva samples were collected from 351 individuals with an interval of two months between each collection. All ethical aspects were considered. In 867 (82.3%) cultures there was no identification of Staphylococcus aureus in the saliva, in 88 (17.7%) cultures Staphylococcus aureus was isolated, 26 (2.5%) of which were resistant to methicillin. The prevalence of professionals colonized by Staphylococcus aureus was 41.0% (144/351), of which 7.1% (25/351) were characterized as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Transient carriers represented 81.2% and persistent carriers 18.8%. Resistance to mupirocin was 73.1% of MRSA and 9.3% of MSSA. The results demonstrate that it is the nurse and nursing technician that are the professional categories most susceptible to MRSA. Broader discussion on the thematic and interventions are needed.

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