Pseudomonas spp. isolated from the oral cavity of healthcare workers from an oncology hospital in midwestern Brazil
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2015-12
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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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Pseudomonas, Healthcare workers, Oral colonization
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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. Pseudomonas spp. isolated from the oral cavity of healthcare workers from an oncology hospital in midwestern Brazil. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, v. 57, n. 6, p. 513-514, Nov./Dec. 2015.