Furukawa Maika, McCaughan John, Stirling Jonathan, Millar B Cherie, Addy Charlotte, Caskey Steven, Goldsmith Colin E, Rendall Jacqueline C, Misawa Naoaki, Downey Damian G, Moore John E
Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital.
Wellcome-Wolfson Centre for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast.
Ulster Med J. 2020 Jan;89(1):17-20. Epub 2020 Feb 18.
The Gram-negative bacterium, , is a major respiratory pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), with an associated increase in morbidity and mortality. Consequently, infection prevention and control (IPC) plays an important role within health care in order to minimize the risk of cross-infection of this organism amongst patients and the hospital environment. It was the aim of this study to examine bacterial contamination of the health estate of CF in-patients' single-bedded rooms and related environments (n=40). Twelve bacterial genera were identified, six being Gram-positive and and six being Gram-negative ( and None of the organisms identified were considered of particular clinical significance to CF patients. The CF lung and associated sputa may be important reservoirs of with potential for spill-over into the health care estate. In the aftermath of the neonatal outbreak at Altnagelvin and the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospitals, where there was heightened IPC awareness regarding the presence of this bacterium, it is encouraging to note its absence from the CF-health care estate examined.
革兰氏阴性菌是囊性纤维化（CF）患者的主要呼吸道病原体，会增加发病率和死亡率。因此，感染预防与控制（IPC）在医疗保健中起着重要作用，以尽量降低该病原体在患者之间及医院环境中交叉感染的风险。本研究旨在检查CF住院患者单人病房及相关环境（n = 40）的卫生区域的细菌污染情况。鉴定出了12个细菌属，其中6个为革兰氏阳性菌和，6个为革兰氏阴性菌（和鉴定出的所有生物体对CF患者均无特别的临床意义。CF肺部及相关痰液可能是该菌的重要储存库，有可能扩散到医疗区域。在阿尔特纳格尔文医院和皇家禧年妇产医院新生儿爆发疫情之后，人们对该菌的存在提高了IPC意识，值得欣慰的是，在所检查的CF医疗区域未发现该菌。
