Bacteria Monitoring of Mattress in Common Ward of General Hospital
- VernacularTitle:综合医院普通病房床垫细菌污染调查
- Author:
Anqing WANG
;
Xiaoxia WANG
;
Qiangzhong GUO
;
Wenlang LI
;
Yan ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
General hospital;
Common ward;
Mattress;
Bacterial infection;
Monitoring
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To detect bacteria number of the mattress in the common ward in order to reduce the mattress transmitted hospital infection. METHODS Secretion was collected for bacteria test from mattresses of the five common wards at the d0,dd1-6,dd7-13,dd14-20,and d21 and more after admission of patients. RESULTS The longer the patients stayed,the heavier the pollution of mattress was,its bacterial amount was much higher than the criterion made by Ministry of Health(10 CFU/cm~2). CONCLUSIONS Long-term hospitalization is the main factor that makes mattress bacterial contaminant in the common ward,and it should be cleaning and sterilizing regularly.
