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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
versión impresa ISSN 1726-4634
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DIAZ-TELLO, José; ROJAS-JAIMES, Jesús; IBARRA-TRUJILLO, Jimmy y TARRAGA-GONZALES, Delza. Antimicrobial sensitivity of the environmental microbiota in the intensive care units of a peruvian hospital. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2017, vol.34, n.1, pp.93-97. ISSN 1726-4634. http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2017.341.2709.
The objective was to detect Gram-negative bacilli and Gram-positive cocci isolated from the environmental microbiota of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) departments of Neonatology, Pediatrics, and Transplants (kidney, liver, and general) in a Lima hospital and determine their antimicrobial sensitivity. Eighty samples were obtained from inanimate surfaces using a wet swab. A total of 61 bacterial strains were identified, including Staphylococcus epidermis (46.0%), Alcaligenes sp. (21.3%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (16.4%), Acinetobacter sp. (13.1%), Staphylococcus aureus (1.6%), and Staphylococcus haemolyticus (1.6%). Acinetobacter sp. and P. aeruginosa showed a heightened sensitivity to the antibiotics assessed, while Alcaligenes sp. and S. epidermidis presented the highest antimicrobial resistance. It is recommended that sustained asepsis and monitoring methods be used in ICUs.
Palabras clave : Intensive Care Units; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Microbiota.