Development of a Database of Coagulazonrgative Staphylococcus Strains, Circulating in Hospitals of Different Profiles

Abstract

Object of development: database «Strains of coagulase-negative staphylococcus, persisting in hospitals of different profile».The purpose of the study: inclusion of modern information technologies in the system of epidemiological surveillance and monitoring of infections caused by ecovars of coagulasenegative staphylococcus circulating in Nizhny Novgorod. Methodology: source data was converted into a set of related tables and organized into a hierarchical two-tier database. The database contains information about 1045 strains, circulated in hospitals of different profile of Nizhny Novgorod. To form a sample describing of clinical, epidemiological and phenotypic characteristics of strains requests are made. As a result of the query, a table is formed, where each line corresponds to one strain and contains information about the date, source and location of the recovery, the phenotype of antibiotic and phage resistance, the presence of the mecA gene, as well as sensitivity to different classes of disinfectants and the ability to form biofilm. The database is refillable. It was created using Microsoft Office Access with a standard application package. The database includes 17 queries and 14 tables. Type of implementing computer: IBM PC-compatible PC. View and version of the database management system: Access 2002 and later. Operating system version: Windows 7 and later. The developed database allows searching and processing of epidemiologically significant information about strains of coagulaze-negative staphylococcus.The application of the database is to improve the microbiological monitoring system in epidemiological surveillance of healthcare-associated infections.