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The occurrence and dissemination of methicillin and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus in samples from patients and health professionals of a university hospital in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil
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RABELO, M. A. et al. The occurrence and dissemination of methicillin and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus in samples from patients and health professionals of a university hospital in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical, v. 47, n. 4, p. 437–446, jul. 2014.
1678-9849
10.1590/0037-8682-0071-2014
Autor
Rabelo, Marcelle Aquino
Bezerra Neto, Armando Monteiro
Loibman, Stéfany Ojaimi
Lima, Jailton Lobo da Costa
Ferreira, Ewerton Lucena
Leal, Nilma Cintra
Maciel, Maria Amélia Vieira
Resumen
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains have been responsible for many nosocomial outbreaks. Within hospitals, colonized employees often act as reservoirs for the spread of this organism. This study collected clinical samples of 91 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), hemodialysis/nephrology service and surgical clinic, and biological samples from the nasal cavities of 120 professionals working in those environments, of a University Hospital in Recife, in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. The main objective of this study was to determine the occurrence and dissemination of methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus spp.