Prevalencia de colonización y epidemiología de Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina (SARM) en portadores nasales en los residentes de centros de larga estancia del área norte de Tenerife
- B. Gómez Alonso
- B. Castro
- Y. Pedroso
- Cristobalina Rodríguez Álvarez
- M. Lecuona
ISSN: 1888-6116
Ano de publicación: 2014
Volume: 25
Número: 2
Páxinas: 101-107
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Trauma
Resumo
Objective: To determine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence, factors associated with MRSA nasal carriage, molecular typing and susceptibility to mupirocin in residents from long term care facilities (LTCF) in Tenerife. Material and methods: Nasal swabs and clinical and epidemiological variables were collected among residents living in LTCF. Swabs were cultured in a selective MRSA agar medium and in a selective staphylococcal enrichment broth. Suspected MRSA colonies were identified phenotypically and molecularly. Susceptibility testing to mupirocin was performed. Results: Six hundred and twenty four subjects were included, 161(25.8%) were colonized by MRSA. We observed 19.8% resistance to mupirocin and three clonal complexes by PFGE. Conclusion: Residents in LTCF of our area constitute an important reservoir of MRSA. It should be considered the need to establish a standardized circuit derivation-treatment-readmission of patients colonised by MRSA between hospital centers and LTCF