Pseudomonas spp. ISOLATED FROM THE ORAL CAVITY OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS FROM AN ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL IN MIDWESTERN BRAZIL

This cross-sectional study, performed in an oncology hospital in Goiania, aimed to characterize the prevalence of oral colonization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Pseudomonas spp. isolated from the saliva of healthcare workers. Microorganisms were subjected to biochemical tests, susceptibility profile, and phenotypic detection. Of 76 participants colonized with Gram negative bacilli, 12 (15.8%) harbored Pseudomonas spp. Of all isolates, P. aeruginosa (75.0%), P. stutzeri (16.7%), and P. fluorescens (8.3%), were resistant to cefoxitin, and therefore likely to be AmpC producers. The results are clinically relevant and emphasize the importance of surveillance to minimize bacterial dissemination and multiresistance.

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Main Authors:	LIMA,Ana Beatriz Mori, LEÃO-VASCONCELOS,Lara Stefânia Netto de Oliveira, COSTA,Dayane de Melo, VILEFORT,Larissa Oliveira Rocha, ANDRÉ,Maria Cláudia Dantas Porfírio Borges, BARBOSA,Maria Alves, PRADO-PALOS,Marinésia Aparecida
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2015
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000600513
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