Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador
Introduction: Colonization of health care workers with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been an important route of dispersion and infection of MRSA and has been implicated in epidemic outbreaks. The objective of the present study was to assess prevalence of MRSA colonization in...
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| author | Alejandra Ruiz Marcelo Mora Camilo Zurita Danny Larco Yadira Toapanta Jeannete Zurita |
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| description | Introduction: Colonization of health care workers with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been an important route of dispersion and infection of MRSA and has been implicated in epidemic outbreaks. The objective of the present study was to assess prevalence of MRSA colonization in the anterior nares of health care personnel at the intensive care unit (ICUs) of three hospital facilities in Quito, Ecuador.
Methodology: The prevalence of MRSA in specimens from all ICU health care workers of three hospitals was measured by using a real-time PCR assay and CHROMagar MRSA.
Results: The prevalence of MRSA among the three health care facilities was 2.4%.
Conclusion: The prevalence of MRSA colonization was relatively low compared to other studies and showed no differences between hospital facilities.
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| spelling | doaj-art-508bb8e9ef7e4354ab4f3fa41bcdbf112025-08-20T02:16:06ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802014-01-0180110.3855/jidc.3535Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in EcuadorAlejandra Ruiz0Marcelo Mora1Camilo Zurita2Danny Larco3Yadira Toapanta4Jeannete Zurita5Facultad de Ingeniería en Biotecnología, Escuela Politécnica del Ejército, Sangolquí, EcuadorCentro Internacional de Investigaciones en la Salud-Ecuador, Quito, EcuadorCentro Internacional de Investigaciones en la Salud-Ecuador, Quito, EcuadorCentro Internacional de Investigaciones en la Salud-Ecuador, Quito, EcuadorCentro Internacional de Investigaciones en la Salud-Ecuador, Quito, EcuadorCentro Internacional de Investigaciones en la Salud-Ecuador, Quito, EcuadorIntroduction: Colonization of health care workers with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been an important route of dispersion and infection of MRSA and has been implicated in epidemic outbreaks. The objective of the present study was to assess prevalence of MRSA colonization in the anterior nares of health care personnel at the intensive care unit (ICUs) of three hospital facilities in Quito, Ecuador. Methodology: The prevalence of MRSA in specimens from all ICU health care workers of three hospitals was measured by using a real-time PCR assay and CHROMagar MRSA. Results: The prevalence of MRSA among the three health care facilities was 2.4%. Conclusion: The prevalence of MRSA colonization was relatively low compared to other studies and showed no differences between hospital facilities. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3535methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)intensive care unithealth care facility |
| spellingShingle | Alejandra Ruiz Marcelo Mora Camilo Zurita Danny Larco Yadira Toapanta Jeannete Zurita Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador Journal of Infection in Developing Countries methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) intensive care unit health care facility |
| title | Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador |
| title_full | Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador |
| title_short | Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador |
| title_sort | prevalence of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in ecuador |
| topic | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) intensive care unit health care facility |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3535 |
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