2016
DOI: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v38i2.29409
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<b>Evaluation of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> resistance profile isolated from nursing students in an institution of higher education

Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus causes a large variety of infections, where many of them are acquired in the hospital environment. A significant part of the population is a nasal carrier of this type of microorganism. The present study evaluated the nasal colonization by S. aureus, identifying its resistance profile in nursing students from a private educational institute of higher education. Nasal swab samples were collected and identified for S. aureus. Moreover, an antibiogram assay was performed, followed by the sea… Show more

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“…In the present study, 18.34% of the S. aureus-positive samples were resistant to erythromycin and cefoxitin and 11.67% were resistant to oxacillin. These findings are not consistent with a previous study of nasal carriers of S. aureus in nursing students that reported the rate of S. aureus positivity as 32.5%, MRSA as 10%, and resistance to erythromycin as 30% (20). According to our results, 6.67% of the isolates were resistant to clindamycin that contradicts the findings of da Silva et al in Pernambuco; they assessed resistance to clindamycin among nursing staff in a teaching hospital and reported that 11.9% of the nasal carriers were resistant to clindamycin (21).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In the present study, 18.34% of the S. aureus-positive samples were resistant to erythromycin and cefoxitin and 11.67% were resistant to oxacillin. These findings are not consistent with a previous study of nasal carriers of S. aureus in nursing students that reported the rate of S. aureus positivity as 32.5%, MRSA as 10%, and resistance to erythromycin as 30% (20). According to our results, 6.67% of the isolates were resistant to clindamycin that contradicts the findings of da Silva et al in Pernambuco; they assessed resistance to clindamycin among nursing staff in a teaching hospital and reported that 11.9% of the nasal carriers were resistant to clindamycin (21).…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%