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Fungal contamination of ward furnishings and medical equipment used in the treatment and nursing of newborns

Tytuł:
Fungal contamination of ward furnishings and medical equipment used in the treatment and nursing of newborns
Autorzy:
Gniadek, A.
Białecka, A.
Opach, I.
Kulig, A.
Krzyściak, P.
Ostrogórska, P.
Macura, A.B.
Powiązania:
https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2085935.pdf
Data publikacji:
2020
Wydawca:
Instytut Medycyny Wsi
Tematy:
airborne microorganisms
fungal
medical equipment
Źródło:
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; 2020, 27, 3; 348-355
1232-1966
Język:
angielski
Prawa:
CC BY-NC: Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa - Użycie niekomercyjne 3.0 PL
Dostawca treści:
Biblioteka Nauki
Artykuł
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Introduction and objective. Newborn babies staying on hospital wards are likely to be colonized by microorganisms, including potentially pathogenic fungi. The aim of the study was to assess the mycological purity of hospital wards and medical equipment utilized in the treatment and nursing of newborns. Materials and method. The study was conducted in Neonatal High Dependency Units (NHDU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). 539 samples were collected from 24 different sources, 130 from ward furnishings and 289 from medical equipment. The study was carried out following the microbiology research methods for sample collection. Subsequently, the samples (swabs, water from incubators, washings from respirator tubes and nasal cannulas (nCPAP)) were cultivated on Sabouraud agar plates. The stamps were collected with the application of Count-Tact method. The samples were incubated at the temperature of 25+/-2oC and the number of fungi assessed (cfu/cm-2 of the surface area). The species were identified based on their morphological and biochemical features. Results. Fungal growth was observed on 60% of samples collected from ward furnishings and 7% of samples collected from medical equipment. The average number of cfu/cm-2 ranged between 0–8.84 in the case of ward furnishings and between 0–1.22 cfu/cm-2 in the case of medical equipment. In 180 samples collected from the material which had direct contact with newborns no fungal growth was observed. Conclusions. The furnishings of the wards on which newborns were treated and nursed were contaminated with fungi to an extent which did not pose a threat to the life and health of the newborns. Medical equipment (respirators, incubators, nCPAP cannulas and masks) which came into direct contact with newborns was free from fungi.

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