Pseudomonas spp. ISOLATED FROM THE ORAL CAVITY OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM
AN ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL IN MIDWESTERN BRAZIL |
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| Authors: | Ana Beatriz Mori LIMA Lara Stefania Netto de Oliveira LE?O-VASCONCELOS Dayane de Melo COSTA Larissa Oliveira Rocha VILEFORT Maria Cláudia Dantas Porfírio Borges ANDRé Maria Alves BARBOSA Marinésia Aparecida PRADO-PALOS |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Secretaria de Estado da Saúde, Seção de Microbiologia, Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública (LACEN), Goiânia, GO, Brazil. E-mail: ;2.Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Departamento de Microbiologia, Goiânia, GO, Brazil. E-mails: ;3.Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG),Faculdade de Enfermagem, Goiânia, GO, Brazil. E-mails: |
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| Abstract: | This cross-sectional study, performed in an oncology hospital in Goiania, aimed tocharacterize the prevalence of oral colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility ofPseudomonas spp. isolated from the saliva of healthcare workers. Microorganisms weresubjected to biochemical tests, susceptibility profile, and phenotypic detection. Of76 participants colonized with Gram negative bacilli, 12 (15.8%) harbored Pseudomonasspp. Of all isolates, P. aeruginosa (75.0%), P. stutzeri (16.7%), and P. fluorescens(8.3%), were resistant to cefoxitin, and therefore likely to be AmpC producers. Theresults are clinically relevant and emphasize the importance of surveillance tominimize bacterial dissemination and multiresistance. |
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| Keywords: | Pseudomonas Oral colonization Healthcare workers |
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