Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in renal transplant patients

• Autor(a) principal: Lamblet, Luiz Carlos Ribeiro [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Barbosa, Dulce Aparecida [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0080-6234201400005000008; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/38255
• topic: Kidney transplantation; Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin resistance; Infection control

Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in renal transplant patients and to identify the related risk factors. Method: Swabs were used to collect nasal samples from 160 patients who had undergone a transplant within the previous year at the Kidney and Hypertension Hospital. the 'National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards' norms were followed for the collection, isolation, identification and sensitivity measurements. Results: There was a 9.4% (15) prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization, of which one (6.7%) was resistant to oxacillin. It was possible to identify as an associated risk factor a wait of more than one year for accessing dialysis prior to the transplant (p=0.029). Conclusion: Given the high morbidity and mortality rates that this microorganism causes in the target population, other studies should be carried out, and pre- and post-transplant screening should occur in order to develop strategies that improve the prevention and control of the spread of Staphylococcus aureus.