Colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare students: an integrative review

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is a worldwide concern given its presence even in non-hospitalized healthy individuals, such as university students. OBJECTIVE: To identify in the literature the prevalence of colonization by MRSA among healthcare students. DESIGN AND SETTING: Integrative review of the literature conducted in Universidade Federal do Piauí. METHOD: A search for primary studies was performed in the following databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System on-line; Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; Web of Science; Scopus; and LILACS. RESULTS: This review included 27 studies that demonstrated MRSA infection prevalence ranging from 0.0 to 15.3% among students. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of colonization of MRSA among healthcare students is high, and the nasal cavity was cited as an important reservoir location for these microorganisms.

Isolation and Identification of Staphylococcus Species Obtained from Healthy Companion Animals and Humans

“…The transmission of commensal Staphylococcus spp., including those resistant to methicillin and other antibiotics, has been recognized from animals to humans and vice versa [35], particularly among domestic animals and their owners [32,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]. Importantly, the transmission also occurs among staff working in veterinary hospitals and their patients, as well as among patients who are in the same hospital [5,[45][46][47][48][49][50]. The objective of this study was to isolate and identify Staphylococcus spp.…”