ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2016
Bacteria emitted in ambient air during bronchoscopy-a risk to health care workers?
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- Dental emergencies presenting to maxillofacial units during the COVID-19 pandemic: a five-centre UK hospital study.British dental journal · 2021Article
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- Provision of Emergency Maxillofacial Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Collaborative Five Centre UK Study.The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery · 2020Article
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy With Apnea During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era: A Protocol and Brief Report of Cases.Critical care explorations · 2020Article
- Occupational adverse effects and protective factors in bronchoscopy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Review
- Assessment of Airborne Bacterial and Fungal Communities in Selected Areas of Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- Comparing the performance of 3 bioaerosol samplers for influenza virus.Journal of aerosol science · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth care workers are at risk of occupational infections, and some procedures are known to increase this risk. The aim of this study was to qualify and quantify bioaerosol concentrations during bronchoscopy to estimate the occupational risk.
methodsFull-day sampling was conducted in 2 rooms while bronchoscopies were performed on patients. Two microbial air samplers were used, a wet wall cyclonic sampler and an impactor, on culture media. Identification of the culturable bacterial flora was performed with chromatographic analysis of cellular fatty acid of the isolated strain and additional biochemical tests if needed. Specific polymerase chain reaction analysis was completed on wet wall cyclonic samples for the detection of influenza A and B and Mycobacterium spp.
resultsA wide variety of bacteria were collected from the ambient air. All samples yielded at least 1 Staphylococcus species. Although most of the culturable bacteria identified were normal nonpathogenic flora, such as Streptococcus spp, Neisseria spp, and Corynebacterium spp, some opportunistic pathogens, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, were found. Neither Mycobacterium spp nor influenza virus was detected with the polymerase chain reaction method during this study.
conclusionsCulturable bacteria from oral, nasal, and pulmonary flora are aerosolized during bronchoscopy and could be inhaled by medical staff. The potential presence of pathogens in those aerosols could represent an occupational infection risk.
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