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| Year : 1990 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 72--77 |
Environmental Surveillance And Its Role In Post-Operative Hospital Acquired Infections
A Thakur, B Mishra, A Mandal
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A Thakur
In a 250 bedded hospital in New Delhi environmental surveillance was carried out over a period of 1.5 years. Air in various O.T.’s, ICU and post operative ward was found unsatisfactory 60-80% times. From disinfectants and suction bottles pathogens were recovered 21.16% & 74.24% times respectively, commonest being Pseudomonas, Klebsiella and E, coli, 64.7% people were found to be nasal carriers of staphylococcus aureaus. (Post operative infection rate was 2.34% only. The commonest bacteria isolated were Pseudomonas, Klebsiella and Staph aureus).
How to cite this article:
Thakur A, Mishra B, Mandal A. Environmental Surveillance And Its Role In Post-Operative Hospital Acquired Infections.Indian J Med Microbiol 1990;8:72-77
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Thakur A, Mishra B, Mandal A. Environmental Surveillance And Its Role In Post-Operative Hospital Acquired Infections. Indian J Med Microbiol [serial online] 1990 [cited 2013 May 18 ];8:72-77
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