1.Distribution and antibiotic resistance profile of the pathogenic isolates in a gynecology and obstetrics hospital during 2009-2014
Yanqin CANG ; Meiling LI ; Tingyan LU ; Yan Lü
Chinese Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2017;17(4):404-412
Objective To analyze the distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of the pathogenic isolates during 2009-2014 for rational use of clinical antibiotics.Methods The clinical data were reviewed and analyzed retrospectively to examine the distribution and resistance profile of the pathogenic isolates.Strain identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test were conducted by BioMerieux VITEK-2 automatic microbiology analyzer and the associated identification cards.All results were interpreted according to CLSI standards.Results A total of 6 393 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated during the six-year period.The top three pathogens were Escherichia coli (33.6 %),Enterococcus faecalis (19.4 %),and Streptococcus agalactiae (13.7 %).In addition,8,1,and 10 strains ofListeria spp.were isolated in 2009,2010,2014,respectively.A total of 40 strains of anaerobic bacteria had been isolated since 2012.The isolates were mainly from genital tract (53.7 %) and uterine cavity (21.3 %),followed by blood stream (8.2 %),including venous blood samples (6.1%) and umbilical cord blood samples (2.2 %).There were 165 (2.6 %) cases of surgical site infections.Escherichia,Enterococcus,and Streptococcus were the top three bacteria isolated from both uterine cavity and venous blood samples.The top three bacteria isolated from surgical sites were Escherichia,Enterococcus,and Staphylococcus.The bacteria isolated from umbilical cord blood samples were mostly Streptococcus,Escherichia,and Enterococcus.Anaerobic bacteria were mainly isolated from blood samples,which accounted for 82.5 % of all anaerobic bacteria.Listeria monocytogenes isolates were mainly from venous blood samples or uterine cavity.Overall,the antimicrobial susceptibility profile of the pathogenic isolates was relatively stable during the period from 2009 to 2014.Most antibiotics showed good activity against these isolates.Conclusions The pathogens isolated from this gynecology and obstetrics hospital during 2009-2014 period are mainly Escherichia coli,Enterococcusfaecalis,and Streptococcus agalactiae.Most isolates were susceptible to the commonly used antimicrobial agents.In addition to a few MRSA strains,ESBLs-producing Escherichia coli isolates were the main multidrug resistant organisms.
2.Observation in effect of perineal cleansing with sterile water on reduction of the false negative rate of mid-stream urine culture
Wei XU ; Ai PENG ; Kaiyuan ZHU ; Fenghua ZHANG ; Hui BAO ; Yanqin CANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(10):4-6
Objective To compare the effect of perineal cleansing with the potassium permanganate or sterile water on mid- stream urine culture. Methods Mid- stream specimens of urine were obtained from inpatients in our hospital between January 2002 and December 2006. All these patients may be diag-nosed as urinary tract infection. The urine specimens were divided into the potassium permanganate group (n=1572, the sterilization group) and the sterile water group (n=544). The change of positive and contami-nation rate of mid-stream urine culture from the specimens was observed. More than two kinds of germs in one urine specimen were defined as contamination. Results 830 patients with urinary tract infection had been enrolled. 2116 specimens were collected and 531 strains of causative organism were detected. The positive rate of the sterilization group and the sterile water group was 20.04% and 39.71%, respectively,and such difference was significant. The rate of identical causative organism from the same patient whose spec-imen was cultivated twice in the sterilization group was 0.012% and the rate was 0.105% in the sterile water group. The difference was significant. The rate of different or one kind of causative organism from the same patient whose specimen was cultivated twice in these two groups hadn't significant deviation. The contami-nation rate of the sterilization group (0.028%) was significantly higher than that of the sterile water group (0.007%). Conclusions Perineal cleansing with sterile water can reduce the false negative rate of mid-stream urine culture without increasing the contamination rate. Potassium permanganate sterilization is re-sponsible for the high false-negative in mid-stream urine culture.