Risk of transmission of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa through use of mobile bathing service
Risk of transmission of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa through use of mobile bathing service
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DOI:
10.1007/bf02898205
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Koike, Kazuko A.
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作者:
Sakurai-Komada, Naomi;Hirano, Masako;Koike, Kazuko A.
Objectives: The demand for mobile bathing service (MBS) is increasing in the Japanese society. Therefore, we assessed the risk of MBS-associated infection in MBS clients and their caregivers by examining the bacterial colonization of MBS equipment and utensils.Methods: Bacterial isolates collected by the stamp agar culture method were examined by disk diffusion assay for their susceptibility to the following drugs: imipenem, ciprofloxacin, amikacin, azutreonam, ceftazidim, meropenem, piperacillin, tobramycin, ofloxacin and cefoperazone. Furthermore, these isolates were subtyped by SpeI-pulsed field gel electrophoresis (SpeI-PFGE).Results: Fifty-four P aeruginosa isolates were recovered from different sampling sites, and of these, 26 (47.3%) were isolated from pillows. Eighteen isolates (33.3%) were imipenem (IPM) resistant. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 17 isolates were between 16 and 32 mu g/ml, and the MIC of one isolate was greater than 32 mu g/ml. The SpeI-PFGE typing of IPM-resistant isolates revealed that 13 of the 18 isolates were closely related (F=1.0-0.87).Conclusion: Our findings suggest that MBS equipment and utensils, particularly pillows, are the primary sources of bacterial contamination and transmission and that there is a risk of MBS-mediated infection among MBS clients and their caregivers.