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An investigation on the bacterial contamination of hospital faucets

Hastanede musluk başlarının bakteriyolojik yönden incelenmesi

M. Mete DEMİREL
Turan GÜNDÜZ
Senem AKGÜL
Pages
179–182
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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The relations between the bacterial growth and the usage frequency of the faucets (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study was to determine the hospital infection risk caused by the bacterial contamination of faucets in the hospital that are frequently used by hospital staff, patients and visitors.
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Key Findings & Data:The swab materials of totally 57 faucets of the rooms of doctors, nurses and patients, of the toilets, of the units of surgery, haemodialysis and sterilization units and of the kitchen were cultured on blood agar and EMB agar.
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The aim of this study was to determine the hospital infection risk caused by the bacterial contamination of faucets in the hospital that are frequently used by hospital staff, patients and visitors. The swab materials of totally 57 faucets of the rooms of doctors, nurses and patients, of the toilets, of the units of surgery, haemodialysis and sterilization units and of the kitchen were cultured on blood agar and EMB agar. After incubation for 48 hours at 37° C, the bacteria were identified by conventional methods. Bacterial growth was detected in 39 (68.4%) of 57 faucets. The identified bacteria were as follows: Staphylococcus aureus 14 (28.0%), coagulase-negative staphylococci 12 (24.0%), Escherichia coli 8 (16.0%), Enterococcus spp. 6 (12.0%), Klebsiella spp.3 (6.0%), Hafnia spp. 3 (6.0%), Enterobacter spp. 2 (4.0%), Serratia spp. 1 (2.0%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1 (2.0%). The relations between the bacterial growth and the usage frequency of the faucets (p

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Bu çalışma; sağlık personeli, hasta ve ziyaretçiler tarafından sıklıkla kullanan hastane musluk başlarının bakteri ile kontaminasyonu ve hastane infeksiyonları açısından taşıdıkları risklerinin saptanması amacıyla planlanmıştır. Manisa Devlet Hastanesindeki tuvaletler, doktor, hemşire ve hasta odaları, hemodiyaliz, sterilizasyon, laboratuvarlar, mutfak ve ameliyathanelerindeki toplam 57 musluk başlarından, buyonla ıslatılmış eküvyonlarla alınan örnekler kanlı ağara ve EMB besiyerine ekilip 37° C'de 48 saatlik inkübasyondan sonra üreyen bakteriler klasik yöntemlere göre tanımlandı. Örnek alınan 57 musluktan 39 (%68.4)'ünde bakteri üremesi saptandı. Üreyen bakteriler sırasıyla; Staphylococcus aureus 14 (%28.0), koagülaz-negatif stafilokok 12 (%24.0), Eschehchia co//sekiz (%16.0), Enterococcus spp. altı (%12.0), Klebsiella spp. üç (%6.0), Hafnia spp. üç (%6.0), Enterobacter spp. iki (%4.0), Serratia spp. bir (%2.0), Pseudomonas aeruginosa bir (%2.0) idi Muslukları kullanan kişilerle üreme arasında (p=0.031) ve muslukların kullanım sıklığı ile üreme arasında anlamlı ilişki bulundu (p

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DEMİREL, M. M., GÜNDÜZ, T., AKGÜL, S. (2022). An investigation on the bacterial contamination of hospital faucets. İnfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 2, 179–182. https://ajindex.com/articles/546463

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