STUDY OF BACTERIAL FLORA OF HANDS OF HEALTH CARE GIVERS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN EASTERN INDIA
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 27
Abstract
Bacterial contamination of palm of hand of health care givers like doctors and nurses can be an important source of nosocomial infections. Proper hand hygiene is hence key to prevent spread ofsuch cross-infection. We studied the bacterial flora of palm of hand of 101 clinical staff (Doctors of clinical specialties and nurses) and compared it with bacterial flora of 99 non-clinical staff (Doctors of non-clinical specialties and lab technicians and attendants). Hand swab was collected by a sterile swab moistened with sterile normal saline. Out of 101 clinical staff, 63(62.37%) showed hand swab positivity for bacteria. On the other hand, out of 99 non-clinical staff, 72 showed hand swab positivity for bacteria (72.72%). Among clinical staff, hands of 60.3% doctors (38 out of 63) and 65.7% nursing staff (25 out of 38) was contaminated with bacteria. The bacterium most commonly isolated from hands of clinical staff was Staphylococcus aureus, while the bacteria most frequently recovered from hands of non-clinical staff were Acinetobacter lwoffii. Only 1 isolate of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was recovered, from hand of a doctor in Pediatrics department. Antibiotic susceptibility test of the isolates was also performed against 3 antibiotics: Cotrimoxazole, Amikacin andLevofloxacin; in addition, Cefoxitin (30 µg) disk was used to check for MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Most of the strains were sensitive to all the 3 antibiotics. This study highlights the importance of proper hand washing and awareness of its importance and monitoring among hospital staff.
Authors and Affiliations
Asim Sarfraz, Sayan Bhattacharyya, Mohammed Aftab Ansari, Nitesh Jaiswal, Hema Roy, Rohit Kumar, Shristi , Ripusudan Prasad, Shaan Ahmed
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- DOI 10.14260/jemds/2015/672
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