Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus colonization among health care workers in pediatrics departments

Ivete Martins Gomes; Mariel Asbury Marlow; Marcos Gabriel Pinheiro; Maria de Fátima Nogueira de Freitas; Fernanda Fernandes Fonseca; Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso; Fábio Aguiar-Alves

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.05.009

Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus colonization among health care workers in pediatrics departments

Am J Infect Control. 2014 Aug;42(8):918-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.05.009.

Authors

Ivete Martins Gomes¹, Mariel Asbury Marlow², Marcos Gabriel Pinheiro³, Maria de Fátima Nogueira de Freitas⁴, Fernanda Fernandes Fonseca¹, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso⁵, Fábio Aguiar-Alves⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Maternal and Child Care, School of Medicine, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
² Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
³ Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biotechnology, Rodolfo Albino University Laboratory, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Pathology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biotechnology, Rodolfo Albino University Laboratory, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Maternal and Child Care, School of Medicine, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Medical Science, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁶ Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology and Biotechnology, Rodolfo Albino University Laboratory, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Graduate Program in Pathology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25087145
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.05.009

Abstract

Risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) were evaluated for 178 health care workers from a public hospital pediatrics department in Brazil. Colonization rates were 33.1% for S aureus and 5.1% for MRSA. Risk factors for S aureus colonization differed from those for MRSA. Results suggest nurses with prolonged pediatric patient contact in inpatient units are at higher risk for MRSA colonization.

Keywords: Occupational health.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Brazil / epidemiology
Carrier State / epidemiology*
Carrier State / microbiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Personnel*
Hospitals, Pediatric*
Humans
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Young Adult