Medical Instruments Including Nursing Support Systems May Be Reservoirs for Transmission of Bacteria

Abstract

  Medical instruments may be reservoirs for the transmission of bacteria. Nursing support systems used in the hospital and 51 systems were inspected by swab analysis. As a result, 14 types of bacteria were detected, CNS in 90.2%, MRSA in 5.9%, and Pseudomonas sp. in 3.9%. A hospital information paper was distributed to all sections. Medical instruments including nursing support systems may be reservoirs for transmission of bacteria, so education of staff, and rounds by infection control teams, and hand washing are important.