Prevalencia de portadores nasales de staphylococcus aureus, patrón de sensibilidad antimicrobiana y factores asociados en los cuidadores de adultos mayores en los Centros Geriátricos del distrito 6. Cuenca-2016

Abstract

Objective: determine the prevalence of nasopharyngeal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and associated factors in elderly caregivers in the geriatric centers of district 6 in the city of Cuenca during 2016. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample size was randomly calculated with 206 participants. The investigator performed the sampling of nasal passages, cultivating on blood agar and mannitol. We consulted on the associated factors, after the data collection were introduced on a basis in SPSS version 15.

Results: in the study 89.9% were women. The age median was 35 years. The prevalence of nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus was 16% (95% CI: 11.2-21,8). The same had a sensitivity of 100% to vancomycin, cefuroxime and novobiocin. It was associated with diagnosis of chronic pathology (RP 2,813 95% CI: 1,467-5,396 p <0.001); use of daily medication (RP 2,944 95% CI: 1,576-5,498 p <0.001) and hospital visit (RP 2,377 95% CI: 1,126-5,017 p 0.016).

Conclusions: The prevalence found differs from other studies reviewed and was statistically associated with diagnosis of chronic pathology, use of daily medication and hospital visit, the bacteria was sensitivity a vancomycin, cefuroxime and novobiocin similar to studies in Latin America and different from European countries