[Incidence of fermentative and non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli in an intensive care environment]

G Batteriol Virol Immunol. 1982 Jul-Dec;75(7-12):239-50.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The Authors study the incidence of gram-negative fermentative and non-fermentative bacilli in an Intensive Care Division according to the following microbial contamination indexes: Air Microbic Index; Staff Index; Patient Index; Equipment Index. The collected data show that some air microbic factors and part of the complementary equipment to intensive care are particularly infected by gram-negative germs Germs such as Pseudomonas Acinetobacter and mainly bacilli of K.E.S. group.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Air Microbiology
  • Fermentation*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units*
  • Patients
  • Personnel, Hospital