Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador | Zendy

Alejandra Ruíz | Zendy; Marcelo Mora | Zendy; Camilo Zurita | Zendy; Danny Larco | Zendy; Yadira Toapanta | Zendy; Jeannete Zurita | Zendy

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Prevalence of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus among health care workers of intensive care units in Ecuador

Author(s) -

Alejandra Ruíz,

Marcelo Mora,

Camilo Zurita,

Danny Larco,

Yadira Toapanta,

Jeannete Zurita

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.3535

Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , staphylococcus aureus , colonization , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , health care , intensive care unit , anterior nares , intensive care , emergency medicine , environmental health , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , biology , genetics , economic growth , bacteria , economics

Colonization of health care workers with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been an important route of dispersion and infection of MRSA and has been implicated in epidemic outbreaks. The objective of the present study was to assess prevalence of MRSA colonization in the anterior nares of health care personnel at the intensive care unit (ICUs) of three hospital facilities in Quito, Ecuador.

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