Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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46(2): 234-236, Mar-Apr/2013. tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Introduction Insects have been described as mechanical vectors of nosocomial infections. Methods Non-biting flying insects were collected inside a pediatric ward and neonatal-intensive care unit (ICU) of a Brazilian tertiary hospital. Results Most (86.4%) of them were found to carry one or more species of bacteria on their external surfaces. The bacteria isolated were Gram-positive bacilli (68.2%) or cocci (40.9%), and Gram-negative bacilli (18.2%). Conclusions Insects collected inside a hospital were carrying pathogenic bacteria; therefore, one must consider the possibility they may act as mechanical vectors of infections, in especially for debilitated or immune-compromised patients in the hospital environments where the insects were collected. .
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Assunto principal:
Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
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Bactérias Gram-Negativas
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Bactérias Gram-Positivas
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Insetos
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro/BR
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