title: [Egg crater mattresses: a deposit of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus?].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the microbiological conditions of the egg crater mattress in hospital use to identify the presence of Staphylococcus aureus and its methicillin-resistance phenotype (MRSA). Petrifilm plates were used to collect the microbiological data from the mattresses, in pre-established positions. A total 180 plates were collected in 15 mattresses, 139 (72.2%) of which were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. Of the positive plates, 77 (55.4%) were collected before and 62 (44.6%) after washing the mattresses. There was a significant reduction (p=0.023) in Colony Forming Units (CFU); however, regarding the resistance profile, 8 (53.3%) mattresses with MRSA were identified. Results show the risk of these mattresses acting as a secondary deposit in the infection chain, especially regarding the presence of MRSA.
authors: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. a.amr@ig.com.br
authors: Adriano Menis
authors: AM
authors: Ferreira
authors: Denise
authors: D
authors: de Andrade
authors: Margarete Teresa Gottardo
authors: MT
authors: de Almeida
authors: Keith Cássia
authors: KC
authors: Cunha
authors: Marcelo Alessandro
authors: MA
authors: Rigotti
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000382:microbiology*; D050456:Fomites / Q000382:microbiology*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*