Spread of Staphylococcus aureus between medical staff and high-frequency contact surfaces in a large metropolitan hospital
作者机构：School of NursingCapital Medical UniversityBeijingChina China-Japan Friendship HospitalBeijingChina School of NursingBeijing University of Chinese MedicineBeijingChina Chinese Nursing AssociationBeijingChina
出 版 物：《International Journal of Nursing Sciences》 (国际护理科学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2015年第2卷第4期
页 面：366-370页
主 题：Pathogenic bacteria Hand contamination Medical staff Nosocomial infection Cross-contamination
摘 要：Objective:To examine whether bacteria are transferred between the hands of medical staff and high-frequency contact surfaces within and between departments of a major metropolitan hospital,and to further analyze the patterns of ***:Microbiological samples were collected from the hands of 112 hospital employees as well as from 120 high-frequency contact surfaces in four hospital *** were collected on agar plates,analyzed for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus or methicillin-resistant ***(MRSA)by standard microbiology testing,and partially genotyped using pulsed-field gel ***:Genetically identical MRSA was identified on the surface of an electrocardiography device in the medical intensive care unit and on the same type of device in the neurosurgical *** similar *** was identified on an infusion pump in the medical intensive care unit and on the hands of several doctors in a different department who regularly use that *** identical *** was also identified on bedside rail restraint in the medical intensive care unit and on the hands of the nurse in the neurosurgical ***,genetically similar MRSA was identified both on the surface of an electrocardiography device and on the suction apparatus in the medical intensive care ***:Cross-contamination of *** or MRSA on medical workers hands and contact surfaces was demonstrated within and between departments of a large metropolitan *** are needed in medical staff hygiene habits and in the cleaning of highfrequency contact surfaces to help prevent and control nosocomial infections.
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