Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital
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%)...
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| author | Henrique Borges Kappel Adriana Gonçalves Oliveira Paulo Roberto da Silva Afonso Pelli |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-037adcf3513c4ebf8e3d036d0c516a912022-12-22T00:24:37ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492013-04-0146223423610.1590/0037-8682-1173-2013S0037-86822013000200234Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospitalHenrique Borges KappelAdriana Gonçalves OliveiraPaulo Roberto da SilvaAfonso PelliIntroduction 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200234&lng=en&tlng=enMicroorganismsInsectaPublic Health |
| spellingShingle | Henrique Borges Kappel Adriana Gonçalves Oliveira Paulo Roberto da Silva Afonso Pelli Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Microorganisms Insecta Public Health |
| title | Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital |
| title_full | Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital |
| title_fullStr | Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital |
| title_short | Non-biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a Brazilian hospital |
| title_sort | non biting flying insects as carriers of pathogenic bacteria in a brazilian hospital |
| topic | Microorganisms Insecta Public Health |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200234&lng=en&tlng=en |
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