Colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare students: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Erika Morganna Neves de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Carvalho,Ana Raquel Batista de, Ferreira,Adriano Menis, Moura,Luana Kelle Batista, Valle,Andreia Rodrigues Moura da Costa, Freitas,Daniela Reis Joaquim de, Moura,Maria Eliete Batista
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: São Paulo medical journal (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802021000600607
• topic: Students, health occupations; Methicillin resistance; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus aureus; Students; Multiresistance; Healthcare students; Colonization; Microorganisms

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is a worldwide concern given its presence even in non-hospitalized healthy individuals, such as university students. OBJECTIVE: To identify in the literature the prevalence of colonization by MRSA among healthcare students. DESIGN AND SETTING: Integrative review of the literature conducted in Universidade Federal do Piauí. METHOD: A search for primary studies was performed in the following databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System on-line; Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; Web of Science; Scopus; and LILACS. RESULTS: This review included 27 studies that demonstrated MRSA infection prevalence ranging from 0.0 to 15.3% among students. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of colonization of MRSA among healthcare students is high, and the nasal cavity was cited as an important reservoir location for these microorganisms.