[Umbilical and ocular infections due to environmental contamination by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. An outbreak at the neonatal and obstetric sections of the Locri Community Hospital. Environmental microbiological research and relative results].

By the end of the year 1979 and the beginning of 1980 in the departments of babies and obstetrics of our hospital, we registered an epidemic episode of umbilical and ocular infection for hospitality by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus (about the 85% of the umbilical and conjunctival tampons sent to laboratory turned out be positive of these germs). At once we disposed a series of environmental checks; the result was that the cause of infection was originated in the wash bowl of these departments and, above all the ones fit to bath babies in the department of obstetrics. After timely measures of disinfection, further environmental checks proved the disappearing of these germs, only keeping a light positivity for the Pseudomonas in a wash bowl of the department of babies. We didn't have serious or mortal cases and all the strains by us isolated proved a good sensibility towards the antibiotics.