Comparison between Staphylococcus aureus, strains isolated from medical students in pre-clinical formation and clinical training
Journal Title: Revista Cuarzo - Year 2015, Vol 21, Issue 2
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To establish the differences between Staphylococcus aureus isolates from medical students in pre-clinical and clinical tra-ining and identify the level of susceptibility to methicillin, vancomy-cin and alternative antibiotics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional observational de-sign with non-random sampling was used in medical students during pre-clinical and clinical training. Samples were taken from nasal swabs and cultured on blood agar. For beta-hemolytic gram-positive cocci, catalase and coagulase tests were performed and then cultured on man-nitol salt agar. Susceptibility to cefoxitin, oxacillin, linezolid, clinda-mycin and trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole was assessed by using the Kirby-Bauer technique, and for vancomycin, an E-test was performed (Biomerieux®). RESULTS: 51 strains of S. aureus from nasal swabs were isolated from 112 medical students. 68.6% were identifi ed as methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) and 31.4% as methicillin-resistant (MRSA). Four MRSA strains showed vancomycin intermediate (VISA 4-8 μg/mL) profi le, 41% of MSSA isolates was resistant to clindamycin, 31% to linezolid and 23.5% to trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole. DISCUSSION: MSSA, MRSA and VISA strains are present in nos-trils of our medical students, with MRSA showing high resistance levels (>50%) to clindamycin, TMP-SMX and linezolid, and MSSA levels up to 40%. These fi ndings reiterate the need to accomplish good nasal and hands hygiene in order to minimize the spread of S. aureus in community and healthcare facilities
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Africano, F. , MéndezI. , Holguin, D. , PachónD. , Rojas, N. , & Gonzalez, I.
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OBJECTIVE: To establish the differences between Staphylococcus aureus isolates from medical students in pre-clinical and clinical tra-ining and identify the level of susceptibility to methicillin, vancomy-cin and alterna...