Avaliação do potencial das formigas como vetores mecâncios de micobactérias em hospital especializado na assistência de pacientes de tuberculose no Estado de São Paulo

Ruggiero-Couceiro, Ana Paula Macedo; Nogueira, Péricles Alves

doi:10.11606/t.6.2012.tde-23052012-094326

“…The low number of individuals collected may be explained in view of the fact that half the traps were laid in autumn and winter. A similar finding was observed by Couceiro [19], who collected ants in spring and summer, while only 44 were captured in autumn and winter. Also, the hospital surveyed in the present study had gone through a series of pest control procedures, which prevented more frequent collection efforts.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 88%

Ants as Vectors of Bacteria in Hospital Environments

Oliveira¹,

Sousa²,

Soares³

et al. 2017

microbiology

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Ants in hospital environments may carry pathogenic microorganisms that cause hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), developing resistance to antimicrobials and therefore representing a public health hazard. HAIs increase mortality rates, as a constant threat in the spread of multi-resistant bacteria. This study isolated and identified pathogenic bacteria in ants captured in a hospital in Brazil. We also identified the main genera of ants in these environments. Ants were attracted using protein and carbohydrate traps. A group of five ants was considered a sample. Microbiological analysis included the isolation of Escherichia coli and other enterobacteria and staphylococci. Susceptibility was tested against vancomycin, cefoxitin, oxacillin, and chloramphenicol. The results of resistance to chloramphenicol assays revealed the presence of resistant Enterobacteriaceae (E. coli), resistant isolates of Citrobacter feundii, Enterobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., and Klebsiella oxytoca, and susceptible Hafnia spp., and Yersinia enterocolitica isolates. For vancomycin, oxacillin, and cefoxitin, the bacteria included resistant and sensitive coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. and coagulase-positive S. aureus CP. The ant genera identified were Pheidole, Crematogaster, Linepithema, and the species Tapinoma melanocephalum. Ants in hospital environments may carry significant numbers of bacteria resistant to the antimicrobials used. This highlights the risk these bacteria pose in such settings, especially to intensive care patients, who usually are immunodepleted.

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“…No ambiente hospitalar, esses artrópodes atuam como vetores mecânicos de transporte de agentes infectantes (bactérias, vírus ou fungos) após contato com material contaminado, levando os microrganismos de seus reservatórios até o hospedeiro em potencial, constituindo, assim, uma associação direta com o problema de infecção hospitalar (COUCEIRO, 2012).…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

Primary Neuroendocrine Neoplasm of the Esophagus – Report of 14 Cases From a Single Institute and Review of the Literature

Tustumi¹,

Uema²,

Takeda³

et al. 2019

Novos Paradigmas De Abordagem Na Medicina Atual 2

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“…No ambiente hospitalar, esses artrópodes atuam como vetores mecânicos de transporte de agentes infectantes (bactérias, vírus ou fungos) após contato com material contaminado, levando os microrganismos de seus reservatórios até o hospedeiro em potencial, constituindo, assim, uma associação direta com o problema de infecção hospitalar (COUCEIRO, 2012).…”

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