[Hospital infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in resuscitation departments].

Abstract

The bacteriological survey of resuscitation and intensive care units has revealed the presence of P. aeruginosa strains in the microflora in 69.4% of cases. The circulation of 1-2 P. aeruginosa strains, identical in their serovar and pyocin type, is indicative of the presence of hospital infection and, therefore, the endogenous character of the contamination of patients. P. aeruginosa hospital strains are the main causative agents of infectious complications in the patients treated in resuscitation units.

• Authors: L M Svirskaia, V A Strokov, N G Antsiferova, A F Moroz
• Journal: Zhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii i immunobiologii (Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol) Issue 5 Pg. 7-12 (May 1986) ISSN: 0372-9311 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Gospital'naia infektsiia, obuslovlennaia sinegnoĭnoĭ palochkoĭ, v otdeleniiakh reanimatsii.
• PMID: 3088875 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Bronchi (microbiology)
• Cross Infection (epidemiology, etiology, microbiology)
• Environmental Microbiology
• Escherichia coli (isolation & purification)
• Hospital Departments
• Humans
• Intensive Care Units
• Proteus (isolation & purification)
• Pseudomonas Infections (epidemiology, etiology, microbiology)
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa (isolation & purification)
• Resuscitation
• Staphylococcus aureus (isolation & purification)
• Trachea (microbiology)