Open AccessColonización por enterococo resistente a vancomicina en pacientes internados de un hospital de Lima, Perú
Author(s) -
Alisson Estrada-Román,
Rafael Mendo-López,
Lizeth Astocondor,
Marcus Zervos,
Coralith García
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud pública/revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud pública
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1726-4642
pISSN - 1726-4634
DOI - 10.17843/rpmesp.2017.344.2617
Subject(s) - medicine , humanities , art
This cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December of 2013 at the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital in Lima, Peru, to determine the rate of infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), the resistance genotype, and associated factors. The rate of infection with VRE was 6.2% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.67-10.73) and the resistance genotype isolated from all strains was the vanA gene. The factors associated with colonization with VRE were previous hospitalizations (p = 0.001) and the use of third-generation cephalosporins (p = 0.016). In conclusion, perianal colonization with VRE is present in many hospital services. Moreover, the vanA gene may cause resistance to vancomycin and promote the development of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore, infection control measures should be adopted to prevent the dissemination of this bacterial strain in hospital settings.