Operating Room Telephone Microbial Flora
Abstract
There are approximately 500,000 surgical site infections per year in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine if the bacteria most frequently involved in Surgical Site Infections (SSI) could be found on telephones in the Operating Room (OR). A total of 26 cultures were taken from telephones within 14 operating rooms and two sub-sterile rooms at a large, teaching, medical center. Bacteria were identified using standard laboratory procedures and the Vitek system version 7.02. Of the 52 isolates discovered, the following bacteria were identified: Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex 1.9%, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1.9%, Agrobacterium radiobacter/tumefaciens 1.9%, Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus 82.7%, Micrococcus 3.8 %, Streptococcus non-group D 5.8%, and one unidentified gram-negative rod 1.9%.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 24, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA433886
Entities
People
- Antoinette M. Shinn
- Ava Bivens
- Jason Nelson
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences