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| Moreira,Denise D.O.; Morais,Verônica de; Vieira-da-Motta,Olney; Campos-Farinha,Ana E. de C.; Tonhasca Jr.,Athayde. |
| The presence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and carried by ants isolated from hospitals was investigated in Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil. Three health institutions were visited from 2001 to 2002 and samples were collected within critical areas of medical care based on criteria of greater risk of patient hospital acquired-infection. Four ant species were identified, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius)(63.1%), Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille)(21.1%), Monomorium pharaonis (L.)(10.5%), and Solenopsis saevissima (S. Smith)(5.3%) carrying 21 species of bacteria. The tests for bacteria species identification and antimicrobial-resistance profile were carried out by using standardized kits and evaluated by automated equipment. Among the bacteria... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nosocomial infection; Antimicrobial; Control; Urban ant. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2005000600017 |
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| Fontana,Renato; Wetler,Rita M da C; Aquino,Renata S S; Andrioli,João L; Queiroz,Guilherme R G; Ferreira,Sônia L; Nascimento,Ivan C do; Delabie,Jacques H C. |
| Nosocomial infections bring a high risk to the health of hospital patients and employees. Ants are common organisms in Brazilian hospitals, where they can act as dispersers of opportunistic microorganisms in places they forage. The occurrence of multi-resistant bacteria carried by ants was analyzed in two public hospitals (HA and HB) in southeastern Bahia, Brazil. In these two hospitals 132 workers belonging to three ant species were collected. The bacteria associated to these ants were identified and their susceptibility to antibiotics was evaluated. More than half (57.3%) of ants collected in HA were associated with some kind of bacteria, with 26.7% of them being opportunist bacteria, while 84,2% of the ants from HB presented associated bacteria growth,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nosocomial infection; Public health; Urban ant. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2010000400029 |
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