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- Title
Microbiological profile of leg ulcer infections: review study.
- Authors
de Fátima Garcia, Taysa; Lima Borges, Eline; Oliveira de Castro Junho, Thaisa; Otoni Spira, Josimare Aparecida
- Abstract
Objectives: to analyze the microbiological profile of leg ulcers of patients treated at outpatient clinics and hospitals regarding the type of microorganism, microbiological selection of antibiotics, and techniques for the collection of culture material. Methods: literature review performed on LILACS, IBECS, MEDLINE, and CINAHL databases, resulting in a descriptive analysis of 27 studies. Results: 35.7% of the studies occurred in an outpatient care scenario; and 64.2% in hospitals. There was a predominance of swab (100%) in outpatient care and biopsy (55.5%) in the hospital. Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus were more common at both levels of assistance. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was isolated in both. Conclusions: the microbiological profile of infections was similar, with the presence of resistant bacteria in both environments. This fact causes concern and raises the need for research to elucidate it. The studies did not compare the effectiveness between biopsy and swab.
- Subjects
ANTIBIOTICS; HOSPITALS; CINAHL database; ESCHERICHIA coli; BIOPSY; MEDICAL databases; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; SYSTEMATIC reviews; GRAM-negative bacteria; CLINICS; CULTURES (Biology); METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; LEG ulcers; MEDLINE; PSEUDOMONAS; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; GRAM-positive bacteria
- Publication
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021, Vol 74, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
0034-7167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0763