%0 Journal Article
%T Bacteriological characteristics of primary breast abscesses in patients from the community in the era of microbial resistance.
%A Antonello VS
%A Dallé J
%A Jimenez MF
%A Tramontini P
%A Reginatto AG
%J Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet
%V 46
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38765535
暂无%R 10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo34
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The aim of this study is to evaluate the etiological profile and antimicrobial resistance in breast abscess cultures from patients from the community, treated at a public hospital located in Porto Alegre, Brazil.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This is an retrospective cross-sectional study that evaluated the medical records of patients with bacterial isolates in breast abscess secretion cultures and their antibiograms, from January 2010 to August 2022.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Based on 129 positive cultures from women from the community diagnosed with breast abscesses and treated at Fêmina Hospital, 99 (76.7%) of the patients had positive cultures for Staphylococcus sp, 91 (92%) of which were cases of Staphylococcus aureus. Regarding the resistance profile of S. aureus, 32% of the strains were resistant to clindamycin, 26% to oxacillin and 5% to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. The antimicrobials vancomycin, linezolid and tigecycline did not show resistance for S. aureus.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Staphylococcus aureus was the most common pathogen found in the breast abscess isolates during the study period. Oxacillin remains a good option for hospitalized patients. The use of sulfamethoxazole plus trimethoprim should be considered as a good option for use at home, due to its low bacterial resistance, effectiveness and low cost.