The surface screening of neonatal intensive care unit for multidrug resistant gram-negative bacteria
International Journal of Development Research
The surface screening of neonatal intensive care unit for multidrug resistant gram-negative bacteria
Received 20th June, 2019; Received in revised form 19th July, 2019; Accepted 24th August, 2019; Published online 30th September, 2019.
Copyright © 2019, Lara de Andrade Marques et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: Contaminated surfaces within the hospital environment are potential reservoirs of health care associated multidrug resistant pathogens. Methods: The study was conducted in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, in Brazil. The Gram-negative bacteria were identified by MALDI-TOF MS. Antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed and screened for ESBL and AmpC production. Results: Of the 408 samples collected, 30 presented contamination by Gram-negative bacteria, including 19 multidrug resistant, in which 10 were ESBL producers and 19 were AmpC producers. Conclusions: High-touched surfaces of NICU were found to be clinical pathogenic bacteria contaminated, including multidrug resistant, ESBL and AmpC β-Lactamase producers.
