Department of Pharmacy, Yamaguchi University Hospital, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, 755-8505, Japan.
Ir J Med Sci. 2013 Dec;182(4):707-9. doi: 10.1007/s11845-013-0961-7. Epub 2013 May 3.
Although blood pressure cuffs are commonly used and shared in medical facilities, their routine disinfection is performed infrequently.
We investigated the contamination of blood pressure cuffs by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
The MRSA level on the inner side (the surface in contact with patients' skin) of blood pressure cuffs used in the wards and outpatient clinics of a university hospital (733 beds) was determined using the gauze and swab wiping methods.
Using the gauze wiping method (n = 35), the MRSA contamination rate was 31.4 %, and the MRSA contamination level was 1,702.6 ± 9,996.1 (0-58, 320) colony-forming units (cfu)/cuff. No MRSA was detected on blood pressure cuffs after washing (n = 30) or wiping with 80 vol% ethanol (n = 18).
Blood pressure cuffs are frequently contaminated by MRSA.
尽管血压袖带在医疗设施中被广泛使用和共享，但它们的常规消毒却很少进行。
我们调查了耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）在血压袖带中的污染情况。
使用纱布擦拭和棉签擦拭法，检测了某大学医院（733 张床位）病房和门诊部使用的血压袖带内侧（与患者皮肤接触的表面）的 MRSA 水平。
使用纱布擦拭法（n = 35），MRSA 污染率为 31.4%，MRSA 污染水平为 1,702.6 ± 9,996.1（0-58, 320）菌落形成单位（cfu）/袖带。清洗后的血压袖带（n = 30）或用 80 体积%乙醇擦拭后的血压袖带（n = 18）均未检测到 MRSA。
血压袖带经常受到 MRSA 的污染。
