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Public Health, Women's Health, Nursing and Hospital Management
Joint Event
Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education | ISSN : 2161-0711 | Volume 08
Bacterial contamination of specified devices and surfaces used in
nursing practice
T
he research focuses on identified devices and surfaces using in nursing practice, and
on bacterial contamination of selected devices and surfaces. In the nursing practice,
infectious agents of healthcare-associated infections can be very often transmitted by
indirect contact, especially through different devices and surfaces. Microorganisms can
persist on devices for a different length of time. In the case of ineffective implementation
of basic hygienic-epidemiological precautions, they may cause the transmission and
subsequent occurance of healthcare-associated infections. Within the scope of qualitative
research, various risk devices and surfaces potentially involved in the transmission of
healthcare-associated infections were identified by observation technique. Identified objects
include administrative objects, containers for transporting or storing of medical materials,
drug delivery devices, individual packages, surfaces of medical devices, work and storage
surfaces, etc. Within the next part of the experimental research, various level of bacterial
contamination of kidney trays, working trays for the preparation of injection and infusion
therapy was identified for both pathogenic (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus
aureus, Acinetobacter species, Enterobacter cloacae, etc.), and non-pathogenic bacteria
(most often bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus coagulase negative, sporulating
microorganisms or Micrococcus species). Respect of basic preventive precautions is
an important part of prevention of healthcare-associated infections occurance. A new
possibility of preventing these infections is the use of specified antibacterial nanolayer
eliminating the infectious agents of healthcare-associated infections in nursing practice.
martin.krause@tul.czMartin Krause
Technical University of Liberec
Czech Republic
Martin Krause et al, J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume:8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C7-051
Co-Author
Frantisek Dolak
Technical University of Liberec
Czech Republic