Evaluation of fungal contamination in operating rooms using a dusting cloth pad: comparison among different sampling methods.

Autor: D'Alessandro D; Department of Civil Building and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. daniela.dalessandro@uniroma1.it, Cerquetani F, Deriu MG, Montagna MT, Mura I, Napoli C, Vescia N
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of infection control [Am J Infect Control] 2013 Jul; Vol. 41 (7), pp. 658-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Feb 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.10.006
Abstrakt: To evaluate microbial contamination in hospitals environments, several methods are available, each one having its limitations. Therefore, the choice of system to use is open. This study compares the ability of a dusting cloth pad (DC pad) with 2 other methods (Rodac contact plate and air sampling) to detect contamination because of filamentous fungi in operating rooms, performing 110 sampling campaigns in hospitals of 3 Italian cities. Overall, 96% of the DC pad samples were positive compared with 51% of Rodac plates (P < .0001) and 35% of air samples (P < .0001). Authors conclude that the DC pad improves the ability to detect an environmental contamination of filamentous fungi.
(Copyright © 2013 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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