EVALUATIONS OF A PATIENT ISOLATOR SYSTEM. II. DISTRIBUTION PROFILES OF PATIENT MICROFLORA DURING PROLONGED ISOLATOR CONFINEMENT
Abstract
A patient was bacteriologically monitored during a 12-day period of confinement within a patient isolator. The combined effects of isolation and antimicrobial skin cleansing agents upon the normal cutaneous microflora were examined. Data derived from daily microbiological examination of selected cutaneous and body orifice microflora revealed the following: Use of a soap containing 2% hexachlorophene affected only a temporary reduction in the skin microflora; maximum reduction was obtained with a 3% hexachlorophene lotion. Repopulation of bacteriologically denuded skin surfaces was due primarily to recolonization by organisms of enteric origin; no repopulation by organisms of respiratory origin was detected. The indirect transmigration of enteric microorganisms to nonperineal surfaces was demonstrated. At no time was there bacteriological evidence of a failure in the microbial barrier of the isolator.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0622130
Entities
People
- E. Zeiger
- Miriam K. Ginsberg
- S. Shadomy
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research