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[Antibiotic-resistant cultures and the possibility of developing hospital infection in trauma centers]
Abstract:
Antibiotic sensitivity and relation to typical staphylococcus bacteriophages of 1500 cultures of Staphylococcus and 100 cultures of Gram-negative bacteria, isolated from patients and carriers in clinics and subdivisions of the institute of traumatology and orthopaedics, have been studied. R-plasmids have been isolated from Gram-negative microorganisms, possessing plural resistance to antibiotics and relating to Enterobacteriaceae family. Failed to determine dependence between Staphylococcus cultures, isolated from patients and carriers in order to call them hospital-acquired ones. It has been noted predominance of the 11 phagocyte cultures in orthopaedic clinical picture of children and high percentage (55.1) of Staphylococcus carriage state in the clinical picture of acute traumata. Failed to detect hospital infection under the conditions of traumatologic hospital with application of common methods of bacteriologic investigations.
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This study investigated Staphylococcus and Gram-negative bacteria in orthopedic patients, finding no clear link to hospital-acquired infections despite high Staphylococcus carriage rates. Common methods failed to detect hospital infections.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Bacteriology
Context:
- Investigated antibiotic sensitivity and bacteriophage relationships in Staphylococcus and Gram-negative bacteria from orthopedic patients and carriers.
- Examined 1500 Staphylococcus cultures and 100 Gram-negative bacteria cultures from a traumatology and orthopedics institute.
- Identified R-plasmids in Gram-negative bacteria exhibiting multi-drug resistance, belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family.
Purpose:
- To study the antibiotic sensitivity and bacteriophage relationships of bacterial isolates from an orthopedic setting.
- To investigate the prevalence of Staphylococcus carriage and its potential link to hospital-acquired infections.
- To assess the effectiveness of standard bacteriologic methods in detecting hospital infections in traumatology.
Summary:
- Antibiotic sensitivity and bacteriophage typing were performed on Staphylococcus and Gram-negative bacteria from orthopedic patients.
- No dependence was found between Staphylococcus cultures from patients and carriers to classify them as hospital-acquired.
- Predominance of specific bacteriophage types was observed in pediatric orthopedic cases, with a high rate (55.1%) of Staphylococcus carriage in acute trauma patients.
Impact:
- Highlights the high prevalence of Staphylococcus carriage in acute trauma patients.
- Suggests limitations of common bacteriologic methods in detecting hospital infections in traumatologic settings.
- Indicates a need for improved diagnostic strategies for hospital-acquired infections in orthopedic care.