Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA among Medical students: a literature review

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i11.19536

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Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Medical Students; Clinical Stage; Nasal Carriage; Prevalence.

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to analyze the results of studies about the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus among medical students. Methodology: A literature review was carried out from August to November 2020, being selected 19 articles from the Pubmed and “Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde” databases, using the descriptors “Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus” and “Students, Medical”. Studies from the last 10 years that target medical students and samples collected by nasal swab were included. Results: Several studies have confirmed the hypothesis that, as students advanced in the academic years and, consequently, raised their exposure to hospital environments, colonization by methicillin-sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus increased. However, some studies were divergent, not finding significant values ​​for this association. The prevalences found also varied according to the place and country surveyed. Conclusion: In general, the greater the exposure to hospital environments, the higher the rate of colonization of students by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus aureus.

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LEMOS, A. de S.; SOUZA, A. C. M. F. de .; KARAS, B.; CALIXTO, C. M.; MEIJERINK, C. I.; NASCIMENTO , F. C.; PINTO, G. P. C.; HESSMAN, J. H.; LONGO, L. B.; VELLOSA, J. C. R.; MONTES, E. G. Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA among Medical students: a literature review . Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 11, p. e347101119536, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i11.19536. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/19536. Acesso em: 27 dec. 2024.

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