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- Title
Contamination of tourniquets for peripheral intravenous puncture.
- Authors
de Oliveira Batista, Késia Cristina; Veiga Tipple, Anaclara Ferreira; de Oliveira Leão-Vasconcelos, Lara Stefânia Netto; Leão Ribeiro, Evandro; Aparecida do Prado, Marinésia
- Abstract
Objectives: To identify the presence of contamination on tourniquets for peripheral intravenous puncture and to characterize the profile of the Staphylococcus spp. and the isolated yeasts. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which 18 tourniquets for peripheral intravenous puncture in use at a hospital were analyzed. The tourniquets were immersed in BHI broth for 24h and cultivated in selective media for isolation and identification of Staphylococcus spp. and yeasts. The disk-diffusion method was employed to analyze the susceptibility profile of the Staphylococcus spp. to the antimicrobial agents. Results: The growth of some microorganism was identified on 13 (72.2%) tourniquets: 11 (52.4%) coagulasenegative Staphylococcus, two (9.5%) Staphylococcus aureus, four (19%) Rodothorula mucilaginosa, three (14.3%) Candida albicans. 61.5% of the Staphylococcus spp. were oxacillin-resistant. The team professionals did not mention protocols for cleaning, disinfection or controlled replacement of these materials at the institution. Conclusion: The contamination of tourniquets by pathogenic microorganisms was identified, with a resistance profile to the antibiotics that are frequently used in hospitals.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; RESEARCH methodology; MICROBIAL contamination; MYCOSES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL diseases; TOURNIQUETS; VENOUS puncture; CROSS-sectional method
- Publication
Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 5, p426
- ISSN
0103-2100
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1982-0194201500072