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To support infection control strategies, we investigated the occurrence of ants associated with clinically relevant microorganisms in a public hospital in Macei\u00f3, Alagoas, Brazil. Ants were collected from 17 hospital sectors, and the most prevalent species were\n                    <jats:italic>Tapinoma melanocephalum<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Dorymyrmex brunneus<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Microbiological analyses revealed bacterial isolates associated with ants in 10 hospital areas, including emergency wards. 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