Frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of Staphylococcus aureus environmental isolations at a Cuenca´s hospital
Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen associated with intrahospital infections commonly found in the nasal cavities and the hands of health personnel, as well as, on environmental surfaces; which become potential reservoirs and transmission vehicles of infections. In this study the frequency and susce...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e2f147f10a9742fa9c3683fc678f3d5c 2023-10-01T03:54:07+02:00 Frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of Staphylococcus aureus environmental isolations at a Cuenca´s hospital Carlos Andrade T Paola Orellana B 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3406805 https://doaj.org/article/e2f147f10a9742fa9c3683fc678f3d5c EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales http://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/27470 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 doi:10.5281/zenodo.3406805 https://doaj.org/article/e2f147f10a9742fa9c3683fc678f3d5c Kasmera, Vol 47, Iss 2, Pp 123-130 (2019) staphylococcus aureus quirófano infección hospitalaria resistencia a penicilina resistencia a la meticilina Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3406805 2023-09-03T00:42:14Z Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen associated with intrahospital infections commonly found in the nasal cavities and the hands of health personnel, as well as, on environmental surfaces; which become potential reservoirs and transmission vehicles of infections. In this study the frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of environmental isolates of S. aureus in a hospital to Cuenca were analyzed. 50 samples (30 of two operating room and 20 of the intensive care room) were collected. S. aureus was identified by phenotypic tests and molecular detection of the nuc gene. The susceptibility to methicillin and penicillin was determined by agar disc diffusion method and the blaZ and mecA genes by polymerase chain reaction. The frequency of S. aureus was 6% (3/50 strains). Resistance to penicillin and methicillin was 66.6% (2/3 strains). The blaZ and mecA genes were detected in the two strains resistant to penicillin and methicillin. The low frequency of S. aureus may be related to the environments analyzed; because the surfaces sampled are areas where emphasis is placed on the application of hygiene and disinfection protocols for ensure adequate decontamination. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen associated with intrahospital infections commonly found in the nasal cavities and the hands of health personnel, as well as, on environmental surfaces; which become potential reservoirs and transmission vehicles of infections. In this study the frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of environmental isolates of S. aureus in a hospital to Cuenca were analyzed. 50 samples (30 of two operating room and 20 of the intensive care room) were collected. S. aureus was identified by phenotypic tests and molecular detection of the nuc gene. The susceptibility to methicillin and penicillin was determined by agar disc diffusion method and the blaZ and mecA genes by polymerase chain reaction. The frequency of S. aureus was 6% (3/50 strains). Resistance to penicillin and methicillin was 66.6% (2/3 strains). The blaZ and mecA genes were detected in the two strains resistant to penicillin and methicillin. The low frequency of S. aureus may be related to the environments analyzed; because the surfaces sampled are areas where emphasis is placed on the application of hygiene and disinfection protocols for ensure adequate decontamination. |
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Frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of Staphylococcus aureus environmental isolations at a Cuenca´s hospital |
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Frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of Staphylococcus aureus environmental isolations at a Cuenca´s hospital |
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Frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of Staphylococcus aureus environmental isolations at a Cuenca´s hospital |
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Frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of Staphylococcus aureus environmental isolations at a Cuenca´s hospital |
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Frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of Staphylococcus aureus environmental isolations at a Cuenca´s hospital |
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frequency and susceptibility to penicillin and methicillin of staphylococcus aureus environmental isolations at a cuenca´s hospital |
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Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales |
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