Prevalencia de Staphylococcus aureus meticilino resistente (SARM) en el personal operativo de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos del Hospital Básico Isidro Ayora de la ciudad de Loja.

Abstract

Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is a microorganism of great clinical importance, its dissemination at the nosocomial level occurs through contact between operative personnel and patients, the importance of the study is due to the pathogenic variant resistant to methicillin (MRSA), being the main cause of outbreaks infectious and therapeutic complications. From a total of 160 samples between nasal swabs and hands, phenotypic identification and antibiogram were performed to determine Resistance to Methicillin and other antibiotics, according to CLSI criteria. 25% of samples were positive for S. aureus of which 30% were MRSA, with a higher prevalence in nurses with 41.67%. The presence of MRSA in hospital staff is frequent, which allows ICU patients with an immunosuppressed state to be more likely to acquire the pathogen.