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Pages 127-131 (June 2010)
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Vol. 14. Issue 2.
Pages 127-131 (June 2010)
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Colonización de las cortinas de los hospitales con patógenos intrahospitalarios
Nosocomial pathogen colonization of hospital curtains
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Juan Carlos Cataño1,
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Correspondencia: Juan Carlos Cataño, Calle 8 sur N° 43B-112, Medellín, Colombia. Tel.:éfono: (57-4) 448-1001.
1 Médico internista, infectólogo, Clínica Las Vegas, Medellín, Colombia
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Resumen
Introducción

Las infecciones intrahospitalarias son un serio problema de salud en todos los hospitales del mundo. Se han identificado varios mecanismos responsables de la transmisión de patógenos adquiridos en el hospital, principalmente mediante las manos del personal de salud. Sin embargo, poco se ha explorado otras formas de transmisión, como las cortinas de nuestras entidades de salud.

Objetivo

Identificar la flora que coloniza las cortinas que se usan para proteger la privacidad de los pacientes, en los diferentes servicios de una clínica de tercer nivel de Medellín.

Materiales y métodos

Es un estudio descriptivo y prospectivo, en el cual se tomaron tres tipos de cultivos y se realizaron antibiogramas de todos los gérmenes aislados de las cortinas de cinco zonas críticas de una clínica de tercer nivel de Medellín. Los resultados se expresan en porcentajes según los gérmenes aislados y las áreas físicas de la clínica de donde se aislaron.

Resultados

Se identificaron aislamientos de Staphylococcus haemolyticus sensible a la meticilina, Staphylococcus epidermidis sensible a la meticilina, Stenotrophomonas malthophilia y Acinetobacter baumanii, los cuales tenían una distribución diferente según al área critica de donde se hubiera obtenido el cultivo.

Conclusión

Las cortinas de uso hospitalario son una fuente potencial de diseminación de patógenos intrahospitalarios.

Palabras clave:
infección
hospitales
cortinas
infecciones intrahospitalarias
cultivos
colonización
Abstract
Background

Nosocomial infections are a serious healthcare associated problem in many hospitals in the world, and various vectors have been identified as responsible for nosocomial pathogen transmission. Healthcare personnel hands have been signalled as one of the most responsible factors, but very few other vectors such as curtains in our healthcare facilities have been considered.

Objective

Identify the flora that colonizes the curtains used to protect patient privacy in different wards of a third level clinic in Medellin.

Methods

A descriptive and prospective study was carried out, where three different culture types were performed, and all pathogens isolated from the curtains of five critical zones were submitted to susceptibility tests in a third level clinic of Medellin. Results were expressed as percentages according to the physical area of the clinic where the pathogens were isolated.

Results

Isolations of Meticillin susceptible Staphylococcus haemolyticus (SHMS), Meticillin susceptible Staphylococcus epidermidis (SEMS), Stenotrophomonas malthophilia (SM), and Acinetobacter baumanii (AB) were cultured; they were distributed according to the corresponding critical area of the clinic.

Conclusions

Hospital curtains are a potential source of nosocomial pathogen dissemination.

Key words:
infection
hospitals
curtains
nosocomial
cultures
colonization
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