Bacteria Nasal Carriage and Antibiotic Susceptibility in Medical Staff in Tianjin
- VernacularTitle:天津市部分医务人员鼻腔带菌及其耐药情况的调查
- Author:
Chunnan FEI
;
Xueyue JI
;
Peng SHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cross infection;
Nasal carriage;
Antibiotic resistance;
Health care worker;
Health survy
- From:
Journal of Environment and Health
2007;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate and analyze nasal carriage of bacteria in medical staff and antibiotic susceptibility. Methods All study participants underwent swabbing of the anterior 1.5 cm of the nasal vestibule of both nares with a sterile swab,and did drug sensitivity test Apr.-Oct.,2007. Results In 41.08% of all samples (125/299),136 pathogenetic bacteria were isolated. Klebsiella pneumoniae,Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter aerogenes were the prominent bacteria,of which showed the resistance for more than three kinds of antibiotics were 35,accounting for 25.73% of all isolates,10 strains of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRS) were detected. Conclusion The nasal carriage of bacteria and antibiotics resistance in medical staff in Tianjin should be paid attention to,for it may an important factor in the control of infection in hospitals.
