The use of routine culture results to identify high risk areas in hospital
| Autor: | Stanley W.K. Im |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
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Microbiology (medical) Bacteriological Techniques Cross Infection medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Hospital Departments Medical equipment Bacillus Bacterial Infections General Medicine Bacillus sp Intensive Care Units Infectious Diseases Pseudomonas Intensive care Patients' Rooms Escherichia coli medicine Humans Medical ward Intensive care medicine business Respiratory equipment |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hospital Infection. 3:179-184 |
| ISSN: | 0195-6701 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0195-6701(82)90011-1 |
| Popis: | By making simple compilations of culture results in clinical bacteriology, it was possible to examine the extent to which inpatients were at risk of acquiring infection in hospital. A surveillance system is described using results from routine bacteriological cultures. Pseudomonas isolates were common in the intensive care ward and was associated with contamination of respiratory equipment. Urinary-tract infections were frequent in the gynaecological and the male medical ward. Isolates of Bacillus spp. were used as an indication of environmental contamination of medical equipment or specimens. |
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