Title
Antimicrobial sensitivity of the environmental microbiota in the intensive care units of a Peruvian Hospital
Other title
Sensibilidad antimicrobiana de la microbiota ambiental de las unidades de cuidados intensivos de un Hospital Peruano
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
The objective was to detect Gram-negative bacilli and Gram-positive cocci isolated from the environmental microbiota of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) departments of Neonatology, Pediatrics, and Transplants (kidney, liver, and general) in a Lima hospital and determine their antimicrobial sensitivity. Eighty samples were obtained from inanimate surfaces using a wet swab. A total of 61 bacterial strains were identified, including Staphylococcus epidermis (46.0%), Alcaligenes sp. (21.3%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (16.4%), Acinetobacter sp. (13.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (1.6%), and Staphylococcus haemolyticus (1.6%). Acinetobacter sp. and P. aeruginosa showed a heightened sensitivity to the antibiotics assessed, while Alcaligenes sp. and S. epidermidis presented the highest antimicrobial resistance. It is recommended that sustained asepsis and monitoring methods be used in ICUs.
Start page
93
End page
97
Volume
34
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Biología celular, Microbiología
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85019488624
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
1726-4634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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