Collins S M, Hacek D M, Degen L A, Wright M O, Noskin G A, Peterson L R
Department of Pathology, Clinical Microbiology Division, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Oct;39(10):3772-4. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3772-3774.2001.
We surveyed environmental surfaces in our clinical microbiology laboratory to determine the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (MDRE) during a routine working day. From a total of 193 surfaces, VRE were present on 20 (10%) and MDRE were present on 4 (2%) of the surfaces tested. In a subsequent survey after routine cleaning, all of the 24 prior positive surfaces were found to be negative. Thus, those in the laboratory should recognize that many surfaces may be contaminated by resistant organisms during routine processing of patient specimens.
我们对临床微生物实验室的环境表面进行了调查，以确定在一个工作日期间耐万古霉素肠球菌（VRE）和多重耐药肠杆菌科（MDRE）的流行情况。在总共193个表面中，20个（10%）检测表面存在VRE，4个（2%）存在MDRE。在常规清洁后的后续调查中，之前所有24个阳性表面均呈阴性。因此，实验室人员应认识到，在患者标本的常规处理过程中，许多表面可能会被耐药菌污染。
