Carrier status of Acinetobacter among healthcare personnel and prevalence of the same in the environment
Journal Title: Pathology Update: Tropical Journal of Pathology and Microbiology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Acinetobacter baumanii is an increasingly troublesome nosocomial pathogen, often with multidrug and multi resistant strains, mainly in intensive care units (ICUs), being responsible for different types of nosocomial infections. Objectives: The objective was to determine prevalence of carriers of Acinetobacter Spp. and predisposing risk factors among healthcare workers (HCWs) in ICUs and their role as source in nosocomial infection. Materials and Methods: Specimens from nose, throat, axilla and hands of all HCWs (55 (40 staff nurses, 15 attenders)) from ICUs and 30 HCWs from general wards were collected and processed by standard laboratory procedures. Results: Prevalence of A. baumanii carriers was 18.18%. Higher carrier rate was observed in male than female HCWs (12.72% Vs 5.5%). carrier rate was 22.2% and 18.75% in SICU and PICU respectively with none from general wards. Carrier rate was 7.3% at axilla and hands. Conclusion: Colonization of hospitalized patients play an important role in subsequent colonization of hands of hospital staff during trivial contacts, there by contributing to the spread and persistenceof outbreaks.
Authors and Affiliations
Kavita Nimboor, Shubha. D. S, Sudhindra. KS, Sumanta A, Jagadevi Jagadevi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP338033
- DOI 10.17511/jopm.2018.i2.20
- Views 115
- Downloads 0
Diagnostic Role of FNAC in Evaluation of Head and Neck Lesions
Introduction: The neck masses are relatively common problem. These neck masses are evaluated by history, clinical examination and investigation like FNAC, USG neck, CT Neck and excision biopsy. Fine Needle Aspiration Cyt...
A survey study based on undergraduate medical students’ feedback regarding pathology and the teaching-learning methodologies employed
Background: It cannot be emphasized enough that a solid understanding of pathology is the foundation for a good clinical practice. And, Pathology, being a vast subject with the number of lecture hours being limited, unde...
Cytological and histopathological diagnosis of a multifocal Rosai dorfman disease with involvement of Pinna– A rare case report
Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare lymph proliferative disorder with nodal and extranodal involvements. We are presenting this case of Rosai dorfman disease with presentation in pinna of ear and with previous history...
Pilomatricoma masquerading as a parotid mass in a child-a diagnostic challenge on cytology
Pilomatrixoma is a slow growing benign skin neoplasm of hair matrix origin. This tumor is common in children and young adults, especially in the head and neck region. Because of its varied morphological spectrum on cytol...
Primary Omental Leiomyosarcoma: A Rare Case Report
Primary leiomyosarcoma of greater omentum is rare and mimics gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) due to their common origin. A 65 years old male presented with a large mass per abdomen of one year duration. Imaging fin...