Nasal and pharyngeal asymptomatic carriers of Staphylococcus aureus in pediatric-hospital workers

Authors

  • Miguel Luis González Martínez Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado de Pinar del Río
  • Nidelvys Hernández Castellano Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. Pinar del Río.
  • Kirenia Apapulaza Corrales Centro Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiología. Guane.
  • Marvelia Díaz Calzada Policlínico Universitario Turcios Lima. Pinar del Río.
  • Aliosmi Cordero González Policlínico Universitario “Hermanos Cruz”. Pinar del Río.

Keywords:

Staphylococcus aureus, Risk factors, Public health.

Abstract

Introduction: staphylococcus infections are well-known for their high pathogenic power, where the Staphylococcus aureus is associated with a greater number of clinical conditions in humans.

Objective: to characterize the nasal and pharyngeal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus at Pepe Portilla Provincial Children Hospital workers during 2014.

Method: an observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to characterize nasal and pharyngeal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus at Pepe Portilla Provincial Children Hospital workers during the period of 2014. The target group was comprised for 420 workers directly linked to the care of inpatients and the sample included 230 workers who met the inclusion criteria. The information was collected in a form; SPSS version 11.0 was used to perform the statistical analysis.

Results: the presence of Staphylococcus aureus carriers accounted for 13% of the study sample. Nurses represented the highest percentage of carriers. Smoking was the main risk factor associated with carrier status, with chronic diseases.

Conclusions: these results do not match the other authors, but it is still very important to know about the genesis of the health of carriers, particularly of those people who make excessive use of antibiotics and corticosteroids.

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Author Biographies

Miguel Luis González Martínez, Hospital General Docente Abel Santamaría Cuadrado de Pinar del Río

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Microbología. Asistente.  Máster en Atención Integral al Niño.

Nidelvys Hernández Castellano, Centro Provincial de Higiene, Epidemiología y Microbiología. Pinar del Río.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Microbiología. Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria.

Kirenia Apapulaza Corrales, Centro Municipal de Higiene y Epidemiología. Guane.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y en Microbiología. Instructor.

Marvelia Díaz Calzada, Policlínico Universitario Turcios Lima. Pinar del Río.

Especialista de Primero y Segundo Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Auxiliar. Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria. Investigador Agregado.

Aliosmi Cordero González, Policlínico Universitario “Hermanos Cruz”. Pinar del Río.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Máster en Atención Integral a la Mujer. Instructor.

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2016-08-05

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González Martínez ML, Hernández Castellano N, Apapulaza Corrales K, Díaz Calzada M, Cordero González A. Nasal and pharyngeal asymptomatic carriers of Staphylococcus aureus in pediatric-hospital workers. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 5 [cited 2025 Aug. 1];20(3):298-305. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/2696

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Vol. 20 No. 3 (2016)

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