Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital

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Autor(a) principal: Kappel,Henrique Borges
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Oliveira,Adriana Gonçalves, Silva,Paulo Roberto da, Pelli,Afonso
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200234
Resumo: IntroductionInsects have been described as mechanical vectors of nosocomial infections.MethodsNon-biting flying insects were collected inside a pediatric ward and neonatal-intensive care unit (ICU) of a Brazilian tertiary hospital.ResultsMost (86.4%) of them were found to carry one or more species of bacteria on their external surfaces. The bacteria isolated were Gram-positive bacilli (68.2%) or cocci (40.9%), and Gram-negative bacilli (18.2%).ConclusionsInsects collected inside a hospital were carrying pathogenic bacteria; therefore, one must consider the possibility they may act as mechanical vectors of infections, in especially for debilitated or immune-compromised patients in the hospital environments where the insects were collected.
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spelling Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospitalMicroorganismsInsectaPublic HealthIntroductionInsects have been described as mechanical vectors of nosocomial infections.MethodsNon-biting flying insects were collected inside a pediatric ward and neonatal-intensive care unit (ICU) of a Brazilian tertiary hospital.ResultsMost (86.4%) of them were found to carry one or more species of bacteria on their external surfaces. The bacteria isolated were Gram-positive bacilli (68.2%) or cocci (40.9%), and Gram-negative bacilli (18.2%).ConclusionsInsects collected inside a hospital were carrying pathogenic bacteria; therefore, one must consider the possibility they may act as mechanical vectors of infections, in especially for debilitated or immune-compromised patients in the hospital environments where the insects were collected.Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT2013-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200234Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.46 n.2 2013reponame:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropicalinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)instacron:SBMT10.1590/0037-8682-1173-2013info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKappel,Henrique BorgesOliveira,Adriana GonçalvesSilva,Paulo Roberto daPelli,Afonsoeng2015-10-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0037-86822013000200234Revistahttps://www.sbmt.org.br/portal/revista/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||dalmo@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br|| rsbmt@rsbmt.uftm.edu.br1678-98490037-8682opendoar:2015-10-27T00:00Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
title Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
spellingShingle Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
Kappel,Henrique Borges
Microorganisms
Insecta
Public Health
title_short Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
title_full Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
title_fullStr Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
title_full_unstemmed Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
title_sort Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
author Kappel,Henrique Borges
author_facet Kappel,Henrique Borges
Oliveira,Adriana Gonçalves
Silva,Paulo Roberto da
Pelli,Afonso
author_role author
author2 Oliveira,Adriana Gonçalves
Silva,Paulo Roberto da
Pelli,Afonso
author2_role author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kappel,Henrique Borges
Oliveira,Adriana Gonçalves
Silva,Paulo Roberto da
Pelli,Afonso
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Microorganisms
Insecta
Public Health
topic Microorganisms
Insecta
Public Health
description IntroductionInsects have been described as mechanical vectors of nosocomial infections.MethodsNon-biting flying insects were collected inside a pediatric ward and neonatal-intensive care unit (ICU) of a Brazilian tertiary hospital.ResultsMost (86.4%) of them were found to carry one or more species of bacteria on their external surfaces. The bacteria isolated were Gram-positive bacilli (68.2%) or cocci (40.9%), and Gram-negative bacilli (18.2%).ConclusionsInsects collected inside a hospital were carrying pathogenic bacteria; therefore, one must consider the possibility they may act as mechanical vectors of infections, in especially for debilitated or immune-compromised patients in the hospital environments where the insects were collected.
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