Prevalencia de Staphylococcus aureus meticilino resistente (SARM) en el personal operativo del Centro Obstétrico del Hospital Básico Isidro Ayora de la ciudad de Loja, Ecuador.

Abstract

Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that causes a large number of infections at the hospital level and that has now been transferred to the community. Over the years, the progressive development of bacterial resistance has been observed since the discovery and later use of penicillin, evidencing the appearance of MRSA methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus strains of great medical and research importance; For this reason, this work was aimed at identifying its prevalence among the personnel working in the "Obstetric Center" area of the Isidro Ayora General Hospital in the city of Loja, Ecuador. A total of 100 samples were collected in total that corresponded to nostrils and hands; 14% (14/100) were confirmed as S. aureus, of which 42.83% (6/14) were phenotypically classified as MRSA, with a higher incidence in nurses with 66% (4/6). The antimicrobial evaluation resulted in a resistance to Trimetropim / Sulfamethoxazole 35.71%, to Clindamycin 71.42% and a sensitivity of 100% to Linezolid.