2004
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702004000300003
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Abstract: The microbiota from the uniforms of 31 professionals from the general intensive care unit was analyzed. The samples were collected in duplicate at the beginning and at the end of the work period. Total viable counts of microorganisms were determined; there was a significant increase in the counts at the end of the period, when compared with those obtained at the beginning. No significant difference was observed between the first and second counts obtained from the cuffs. However, differences were observed for … Show more

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“…11,[16][17][18][19][21][22] Direct contact of the areas analyzed with the agar plates was used in two articles for obtaining the microbiological samples. 12,19 The bacterial species were identified by biochemical tests; and the antimicrobial susceptibility through the disc diffusion technique or by the identification of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC).…”
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“…11,[16][17][18][19][21][22] Direct contact of the areas analyzed with the agar plates was used in two articles for obtaining the microbiological samples. 12,19 The bacterial species were identified by biochemical tests; and the antimicrobial susceptibility through the disc diffusion technique or by the identification of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…12,19 The bacterial species were identified by biochemical tests; and the antimicrobial susceptibility through the disc diffusion technique or by the identification of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC). [11][12][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] The pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) technique was used to verify the clonal relationship between the isolates, this being considered of broad application, as it enables the performance of genotyping and the comparison of similarity between microbial species. [22][23] Of the microbial samples isolated from the white coats, gowns and uniforms of the healthcare professionals, the following were identified: Diphtheroids, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE), gram-negative bacteria (Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiela pneumoniae and Serratia rubidae) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which was most frequently isolated, including in outbreak situations.…”
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