Bacterial contamination of white coats and hands of healthcare workers at mansoura university children’s hospital, Mansoura-Egypt

Abstract

Background: Transmission of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) may be associated with contamination of healthcare workers' (HCWs) hands and white coats. Objective: The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of HCWs' white coats in transmitting HAIs and to determine the association between bacterial contamination of HCWs' hands and white coats. Methods: A total of 154 HCWs were enrolled in the study; different samples were taken from their hands and white coats. Samples were processed and both microbiological and biochemical characterization of the isolates were done using standard microbiological protocols. Results: Up to 65.6% of hands and 61% of coats of HCWs were contaminated by microorganisms. Staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly isolated organisms from both hands and coats of HCWs (29.2%, 27.3% respectively) followed by MRSA (22.1%, 24.7% respectively). Conclusions:The risk for contamination of hands and coats of HCWs is high in different clinical settings. In order to reduce the rate of HAIs, a strict dress protocol should be set into play to prevent cross contamination between HCWs and patients. Keywords: contamination, HCWs, coat, hand, Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA. CONTAMINATION BACTÉRIENNE DE MANTEAUX BLANCS ET DE MAINS DE SOINS DE SANTÉ À L'HÔPITAL POUR ENFANTS DE L'UNIVERSITÉ

Predictors of growth of Escherichia coli on lab coats as part of hospital‐acquired infection transmission through healthcare personnel attire

“…Moreover, E. faecalis is able to survive on dry surfaces for nearly a week to four months, depending on the strain as stated by Wendt and colleagues. 23 Whereas, Staphylococcus aureus was the most common contamination agent on lab coats in studies conducted in Moshi, Tanzania 24 and Mansoura, Egypt 25 , which contradict the results obtained in the current study. In our study, the presence of E. coli varied based on the location on the lab coat.…”

“…In the literature, it has been associated with numerous diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, 23 Crohn's disease, 24 urinary tract infections (UTIs) 25 and paediatric acute diarrhoea 26 . S aureus was the most common contaminating agent on lab coats in previous studies conducted in Tanzania 27 and Egypt, 28 which contradicted the results obtained in the current study.…”

Presence of Microbiological Contaminants in Lab Coats of Technicians from a Research Center

“…En trabajos similares, pero realizados en ambientes hospitalarios ha sido frecuente la tanto de hongos como bacterias que podrían causar enfermedades en seres humanos, constituyéndose las batas como una fuente de inóculo y dispersión de patógenos (Akanbi et al, 2017;AlSalman et al, 2019;Brandão et al, 2017;Gouda et al, 2017).…”

“…En un estudio realizado en Etiopía se determinó que el 61 % de las batas de los trabajadores sanitarios estaban contaminadas por microorganismos (Gouda et al, 2017). Los autores mencionaron diferencias significativas en los niveles de contaminación en relación a la frecuencia de lavado de batas por médico (P <0,05), indicando que en los participantes que lavaban su bata diariamente el nivel de contaminación fue de 6,2 %, en comparación con aquellas personas que lavaban sus batas cada dos a tres días (48,8 %) y cuatro a siete días (43,8 %) (Akanbi et al, 2017).…”