Microbial resistance at the “Ernesto Che Guevara” Cardiology Hospital. A five year study

Authors

  • Nérida Rodríguez Oliva Hospital Provincial Universitario Cardiocentro Ernesto Guevara
  • Rafael Gómez Marrero Laboratorio Provincial de Microbiología de Villa Clara

Keywords:

microbial sensitivity tests, microbial colony count, microbial drug resistance

Abstract

Introduction and Objectives: The appearance of nosocomial bacterial resistance represents a problem of growing concern because it largely affects the evolution of patients and the health resources devoted to it. The objective of this work was to determine the most common germs and their microbial resistance. Methods: A descriptive retrospective study was carried out analyzing the result of the isolation of germs from all type of secretions and from the blood cultures of a group of patients hospitalized at the Ernesto Che Guevara Cardiology Hospital in a five year period. Results: A total of 397 strains were isolated, 77 Staphylococcus aureus and 320 Enterobacteriaceae. The former presented 100% resistance to penicillin. The Staphylococcus sensitive to methicillin presented 4.9 % resistance to cotrimoxazole and gentamicin. The strains resistant to methicillin or oxacillin had a high resistance to gentamicin (87.5 %) and ciprofloxacin (81.2 %), a medium resistance to cefazolin and oxacilline (20.5 %), and just 12.5 percent resistance to cotrimoxazole. Conclusions: the Staphylococcusaureus and the Enterobacteriaceae were the most common germs. The preoperative prophylaxis in these patients must not be done with cefazolin as a routine because the staphylococci resistant to methicillin or oxacillin have influence on other antimicrobials.

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2009-06-05

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Rodríguez Oliva N, Gómez Marrero R. Microbial resistance at the “Ernesto Che Guevara” Cardiology Hospital. A five year study. CorSalud [Internet]. 2009 Jun. 5 [cited 2025 Sep. 12];1(2). Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/1069

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