Detection of the biofilm and oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from white coat

• Grant number: 16/15809-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2017
• End date: December 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Biology and Physiology of Microorganisms
• Principal Investigator: Valéria Cataneli Pereira
• Grantee: Amanda Caroline Lima Prates
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação. Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE). Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Staphylococcus belongs to Staphylococcaceae family and consists of gram-positive cocci. Are opportunistic bacteria that can cause diseases in humans and animals, in that inhabit the normal microbiota of humans, they are identified as major cause of nosocomial diseases and the community. In the hospital and laboratory environment contamination coat of professionals is necessary, as a risk to the health of patients, since the coat becomes a vehicle for the dissemination of the microorganism. Some bacteria have the ability to produce biofilm, among them S. aureus stands out due to its pathogenicity. The biofilm is composed of a multilayer of bacterial cells that may contribute to the adherence of this bacteria in the coat surface and antimicrobial resistance may hamper the treatment of infections caused by that organism. Thus, this study aims to characterize S. aureus isolates white coats of students of Biomedicine of the University of West Paulista (UNOESTE) for the production of biofilm and antimicrobial susceptibility. (AU)

Scientific publications

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BATISTA, ISABELA ROTTA; PRATES, AMANDA CAROLINE LIMA; SANTOS, BRUNA DE SOUZA; ARAUJO, JOSIMARA CRISTINA CARVALHO; BONFIM, YAN CHRISTIAN DE OLIVEIRA; PIMENTA RODRIGUES, MARCUS VINICIUS; MORCELI, GLILCIANE; POLETTINI, JOSSIMARA; CAVALLERI, ANDRESSA CORTES; WINKELSTROTER, LIZZIANE KRETLI; et al. Determination of antimicrobial susceptibility and biofilm production in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from white coats of health university students. ANNALS OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND ANTIMICROBIALS, v. 18, n. 1, NOV 28 2019. (16/15809-8, 16/12252-2)