“…The SCN is a microorganism present in the normal skin and mucosal microbiota (BRASIL, 2013) and oxacillin-resistant strains are being frequently found in the hospital environment and in cultures of patients diagnosed with SSI (AMARAL et al, 2013;BARRETO;PICOLI, 2008). However, it is worth emphasizing that, in order for the disease to occur, other factors need to be evidenced besides the direct contact with the pathogen, among them we can include the exposed microbial load, the immunological status of the patient, the treatment, and the procedures to which they are exposed to, besides the antibiotic resistance capacity that the bacterium can present (MANGRAM et al, 1999;BRASIL, 2013).…”