Keywords
Bacterial
Preventive Health ICU
Staphylococcus aureus
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Abstract
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is the main microorganism that causes nosocomial infections because it inhabits both the mucous membranes and the skin. The present work was carried out to determine the frequency of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in the staff of the Adult Intensive Care Unit (UCIA) and Intermediate (UCI) and to relate the possible risk factors in the health population that facilitate the carriage mentioned.
Methods: Descriptive observational, cross-sectional, prospective study in health personnel of a university hospital in the UCIA and UCI.
Results: A total of 50 people from the UCIA and UCI areas of the “Hospital de Clínicas de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción”. Corresponds to UCIA 46% and UCI 54% of the sample. A positive nasal swab culture was found in 28% of the individuals. The associated risk factors were: chronic diseases, skin lesions, poor handwashing.
Conclusion: The nursing staff presented a higher number of colonization by S. aureus. Taking into consideration the percentage of carriers of this bacterium that are in these hospital
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