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<p>Work in Hospital Emergency Departments (HEDs) exposes both the emergency ward staff and patients to infectious and in other way harmful biological agents. The results of this study shows the presence of pathogenic bacteria isolated by three different methods. It revealed 9.8% of pathogens detected by imprint method, 10.5% of pathogens by swabbing method, 17.6% and 22% in HEDs corridors and rooms, respectively, by air sampling method. In control workplaces (offices) pathogenic bacteria reached the level of 6.5% and 14.7% by imprint method and swabbing, respectively. The relatively low level of contamination by bacteria in HEDs may depend on the effectiveness of Standard Protective Precautions in the studied hospitals.</p>
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Work in Hospital Emergency Departments (HEDs) exposes both the emergency ward staff and patients to infectious and in other way harmful biological agents. The results of this study shows the presence of pathogenic bacteria isolated by three different methods. It revealed 9.8% of pathogens detected by imprint method, 10.5% of pathogens by swabbing method, 17.6% and 22% in HEDs corridors and rooms, respectively, by air sampling method. In control workplaces (offices) pathogenic bacteria reached the level of 6.5% and 14.7% by imprint method and swabbing, respectively. The relatively low level of contamination by bacteria in HEDs may depend on the effectiveness of Standard Protective Precautions in the studied hospitals.

Evaluation of the Levels and Quality of Microbial Contamination in Medical Emergency Departments in Comparison to Other Workplaces

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Work in Hospital Emergency Departments (HEDs) exposes both the emergency ward staff and patients to infectious and in other way harmful biological agents. The...

Evaluation of the Levels and Quality of Microbial Contamination in Medical Emergency Departments in Comparison to Other Workplaces

Publicado en línea: 28 feb 2016

Páginas: 465 - 469

Recibido: 02 dic 2015

Aceptado: 01 feb 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/17331331.1227673

Palabras clave
harmful biological agents, Hospital Emergency Department, antimicrobial resistance, microbiological monitoring surface and air samples

© 2016 AGATA BIELAWSKA-DRÓZD et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Evaluation of the Levels and Quality of Microbial Contamination in Medical Emergency Departments in Comparison to Other Workplaces

Publicado en línea: 28 feb 2016

Páginas: 465 - 469

Recibido: 02 dic 2015

Aceptado: 01 feb 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/17331331.1227673

Palabras claveharmful biological agents, Hospital Emergency Department, antimicrobial resistance, microbiological monitoring surface and air samples

© 2016 AGATA BIELAWSKA-DRÓZD et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
harmful biological agents, Hospital Emergency Department, antimicrobial resistance, microbiological monitoring surface and air samples