Staphylococcal Infections in Hospitals

Nahmias, André J.; Eickhoff, Theodore C.

doi:10.1056/nejm196107132650206

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“…Although the precise relationship between environmental contamination and nosocomial infection has not yet been completely defined (Nahmias and Eickhoff, 1961), the sanitary control of hospital air has gained wide acceptance as a desirable step in infection-prevention programs. However, there is a shortage of reliable information concerning the relative concentrations in hospital air of all microorganisms (both pathogens and saprophytes), the factors which influence this level of contamination, and the particle sizes with which microbial contamination is associated.…”

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Microbiological Contamination of Hospital Air

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Applied Microbiology

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The levels of airborne contamination in various areas of two hospitals were determined during a 15-month sampling period, using Casella and Andersen volumetric samplers. Based on nearly 5,000 samples, the mean count per ft3 ranged from 4.5 in obstetric-gynecology delivery rooms to 72.4 in waste-handling areas. The mean count for the entire hospital environment was on the order of 20 contaminants per ft3; 48 % were associated with particles >5 u diam, 30 % with particles between 2 and 6 A diam, and 22 7c with particles <2 4 diam. The airborne contamination was influenced by traffic, activity, ventilation considerations, and gross surface contamination, but not markedly by seasonal changes. When suitable control measures were implemented, the level of contamination could be diminished and kept low.

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Microbiological Contamination of Hospital Air

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Vesley

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Applied Microbiology

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“…Some of the factors predisposing hosts to disease following staphylococcal infection were summarized by Keene et al (14) and by Elek (13). The effect of antimicrobial administration on staphylococcal infection was discussed by Nahmias and Eickhoff (12), and by Berntsen and McDermott (15). Of the many factors implicated, only the effects of tetracycline administration were studied in the present investigations.…”

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