Microorganismos presentes en fonendoscopios, manos, cavidad oral y nasal de estudiantes de una facultad de medicina

Rodríguez, Iván Alberto Alberto Méndez; Calixto, Omar-Javier; Cuervo, William Andres Becerra; Vásquez, Juan Felipe; Ojeda, Juan Sebastián Bravo; Barinas, Diana Patricia Pachón

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“…According to some own work, HCW with S. aureus have a greater possibility to spread this infection to the community at large because of their interaction and exposure to the hospital environment, causing major risks in transmission to hospital patients and spreading this type of nosocomial infection [43], [44]. On the other hand, E. coli has been isolated in a lower proportion on HCW hands [35], [45], [46]; however, it is important to highlight that E. coli is listed as one of the most important pathogenic bacteria causing nosocomial infections. In fact, the increasing antibiotic multidrug resistance of this bacteria has created many problems [47].…”

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Monitoring the effectiveness of surgical handwashing in healthcare workers of a fourth level operating room using bioluminescence assays

González

Espinosa²,

Ardila³

et al. 2022

ing. Solidar

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Aims: To assesses the effectiveness of surgical handwashing (S-HW) in healthcare workers (HCWs) in terms of organic material and bacteria elimination by means of bioluminescence assays. Methods: 62-HCWs were subjected to bioluminescence analyses to determine adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and colony forming units (CFU) of Enterobacteriaceae (EB) and E. coli before and after S-HW. A checklist to evaluate adherence to hand hygiene (HH) protocol was implemented. Results: ATP before HH (510.9/RLU) was reduced after S-HW (54.6/RLU), evidencing a significant decrease (p=0.001). Regarding the bacteria, 26.6/CFU and 4/CFU for EB and E. coli were reported before S-HW, respectively. After S-HW, CFU decreased for EB (21.8/CFU) and E. coli (3.5/CFU) without showing a significant reduction (p=0.679). Low ATP did not evidence a direct relation with EB (p=0.082) and E. coli (p=0.680) reduction. Surgical instrument professionals (p=0.001), general surgeons (p=0.001), residents (p=0.017), orthopedists (p=0.029) and otolaryngologists (p=0.029) evidenced a reduction in ATP after S-HW. Factors such as S-HW direction, surgical soap, moments and time of S-HW implemented showed a statistically significant difference in reduction of ATP, but not in CFU. Conclusion: Although there was a reduction in elimination of ATP, there was no evidence of a decrease in bacteria. This finding not only allowed to identify potential errors in S-HW processes, but also permitted to generate strategies to improve HH to prevent healthcare-associated infections.

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Monitoring the effectiveness of surgical handwashing in healthcare workers of a fourth level operating room using bioluminescence assays

González

Espinosa²,

Ardila³

et al. 2022

ing. Solidar

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Lavado de manos y contaminación de estetoscopios en dos hospitales de Huánuco, Perú

Ramos-Cardozo

Rubina-Montoya

Guzmán-Diaz

2020

Rev Peru Investig Salud

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Introducción: El estetoscopio es la herramienta universal del médico y personal de salud, está en contacto directo con numerosos pacientes y es un posible vector de infecciones asociadas a la atención de salud. El presente estudio buscó determinar la asociación del lavado de manos y la limpieza de estetoscopios con su contaminación. Métodos: Estudio de tipo observacional, descriptivo y transversal. Se cultivó muestras del diafragma de 70 estetoscopios y se aplicó un cuestionario al personal de salud que los utilizaba. Resultados: La contaminación de estetoscopios fue del 90% y el microorganismo más frecuente fue Staphylococcus coagulasa negativo. En el análisis bivariado, se encontró asociación significativa entre la contaminación de estetoscopios, la ausencia de lavado de manos, y la frecuencia de limpieza menor a diez veces al mes. Conclusión: El lavarse las manos y limpiar el estetoscopio más de 10 veces al mes, son factores protectores para evitar la contaminación de los estetoscopios.

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¿Estetoscopio o estafiloscopio?: Potencial vector en las infecciones asociadas a la atención de la salud

Zúñiga

Mañalich

Cortés

2016

Rev. chil. infectol.

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Microorganismos presentes en fonendoscopios, manos, cavidad oral y nasal de estudiantes de una facultad de medicina

Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

Monitoring the effectiveness of surgical handwashing in healthcare workers of a fourth level operating room using bioluminescence assays

Monitoring the effectiveness of surgical handwashing in healthcare workers of a fourth level operating room using bioluminescence assays

Lavado de manos y contaminación de estetoscopios en dos hospitales de Huánuco, Perú

¿Estetoscopio o estafiloscopio?: Potencial vector en las infecciones asociadas a la atención de la salud

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