title: Nasal colonization in nursing professionals from units specialized in HIV/AIDS.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to investigate the presence of microorganisms in the nostrils of the nursing professionals of a Brazilian teaching hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  cross-sectional study in two inpatient units specialized in HIV/AIDS. Nasal secretion samples of nursing professionals were collected in one month. The samples were processed at the microbiology laboratory of the institution and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software, version 19.0. Ethical aspects were abided.
  
  
  RESULTS
  from the 73 members of the nursing staff, samples of nasal secretions were collected from 61 (80.2%). Six types of microorganisms were isolated in 22 (41.0%) positive cultures. It is noteworthy that Staphylococcus aureus accounted for 22.9%, four of them oxacillin-resistant (MRSA).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Staphylococcus aureus microorganism accounted for the largest prevalence in individuals of this study.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lílian Andreia Fleck
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Reinato
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Maria Vieira
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Letícia Pimenta
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Daiana Patrícia Marchetti
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Pio
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Elucir
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gir
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002353:Carrier State; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D009729:Nursing; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification