title: [Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in renal transplant patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in renal transplant patients and to identify the related risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Swabs were used to collect nasal samples from 160 patients who had undergone a transplant within the previous year at the Kidney and Hypertension Hospital. The 'National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards' norms were followed for the collection, isolation, identification and sensitivity measurements.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a 9.4% (15) prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization, of which one (6.7%) was resistant to oxacillin. It was possible to identify as an associated risk factor a wait of more than one year for accessing dialysis prior to the transplant (p=0.029).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Given the high morbidity and mortality rates that this microorganism causes in the target population, other studies should be carried out, and pre- and post-transplant screening should occur in order to develop strategies that improve the prevention and control of the spread of Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos Ribeiro
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lamblet
authors.affiliation: Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dulce Aparecida
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Barbosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*