Asunto(s)
Entamebiasis , Absceso Hepático Amebiano , Enfermedad Relacionada con los Viajes , Adulto , Colombia , Entamoeba histolytica/genética , Entamebiasis/diagnóstico por imagen , Entamebiasis/tratamiento farmacológico , Heparina/uso terapéutico , Humanos , Absceso Hepático Amebiano/diagnóstico por imagen , Absceso Hepático Amebiano/tratamiento farmacológico , Masculino , Meropenem/uso terapéutico , Metronidazol/uso terapéutico , México , Perú , Combinación Piperacilina y Tazobactam/uso terapéutico , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Resultado del Tratamiento , Reino Unido , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
We evaluated the potential pathogenic hazard of sphygmomanometer blood pressure cuffs (BPCs) in a hospital setting. Prospectively, the presence of bacterial organisms on 120 BPCs in 14 medical wards and outpatient clinics in a district general hospital in London was assessed. Swabs taken from the inner aspect of the cuffs were cultured using standard microbiological techniques. Bacterial organisms were found in 85% (102) of the 120 BPCs assessed. The highest rates of contamination were found in the outpatients department (90%). There were differences in the most common bacterial species isolated between the samples obtained from the outpatient clinics and the wards, with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and diphtheroids being the most prevalent species in the wards and outpatient clinics, respectively. These findings highlight the necessity to eliminate this potential risk of infection.
