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ID 113411
Title Alternative
Infection risk in hemodialysis patient
Author
Honjo, Airi Tokushima University
Tsunedomi, Akari Tokushima University
Hatayama, Sho Tokushima University
Sato, Yuri Tokushima University
Kido, Junko Tokushima University
Nishisaka, Risa Tokushima University
Yoshimoto, Ayumi Tokushima University
Yamashita, Tomoko Tokushima University
Amano, Sachie Tokushima University
Maetani-Yasui, Miki Tokushima University|Osaka Prefecture University
Iba, Hitomi Tokushima University|Nagasaki International University
Harada, Yumi Tokushima University
Keywords
Bacterial infection
Bacterial contamination
Hemodialysis device
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
Chronic care patients undergoing hemodialysis for treatment of end-stage renal failure experience higher rates of bloodstream-associated infection due to the patients' compromised immune system and management of the bloodstream through catheters. Staphylococcus species are a common cause of hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infections. We investigated environmental bacterial contamination of dialysis wards and contamination of hemodialysis devices to determine the source of bacteria for these infections. All bacterial samples were collected by the swab method and the agarose stamp method. And which bacterium were identified by BBL CRYSTAL Kit or 16s rRNA sequences. In our data, bacterial cell number of hemodialysis device was lower than environment of patient surrounds. But Staphylococcus spp. were found predominantly on the hemodialysis device (46.8%), especially on areas frequently touched by healthcare-workers (such as Touch screen). Among Staphylococcus spp., Staphylococcus epidermidis was most frequently observed (42.1% of Staphylococcus spp.), and more surprising, 48.2% of the Staphylococcus spp. indicated high resistance for methicillin. Our finding suggests that hemodialysis device highly contaminated with bloodstream infection associated bacteria. This study can be used as a source to assess the risk of contamination-related infection and to develop the cleaning system for the better prevention for bloodstream infections in patients with hemodialysis.
Journal Title
The Journal of Medical Investigation
ISSN
13496867
13431420
NCID
AA12022913
AA11166929
Publisher
Tokushima University Faculty of Medicine
Volume
66
Issue
1-2
Start Page
148
End Page
152
Sort Key
148
Published Date
2019-02
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DOI (Published Version)
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language
eng
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departments
Medical Sciences
Bioscience and Bioindustry
Science and Technology