Prevalence of and risk factors associated with the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in the chronic wounds of patients treated in primary health care settings in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Lino Pereira-Franchi, Eliane Patricia [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Nogueira Barreira, Maria Rachel [UNESP], Lima Moreira da Costa, Natalia de Sousa [UNESP], Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Carlos Magno [UNESP], Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha, Maria de Lourdes [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0205-2017; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/163748
• topic: S. aureus; Wounds; Primary healthcare

Introduction: Wounds can be colonized by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Methods: We evaluated the prevalence of S. aureus and MRSA in the wounds of patients treated at Basic Health Units in Brazil and identified risk factors associated with their presence. Results: The prevalence rates of S. aureus and MRSA were 51.5% and 8.7%, respectively. There was a correlation between the presence of S. aureus in wounds and nostrils (p<0.01). A positive association was detected between S. aureus infection and previous benzylpenicillin use (p=0.02). No associations were observed for MRSA. Conclusions: Multidrug-resistant pathogens are present in primary healthcare settings in Brazil.