Comparison of Slime-producing Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus Colonization Rates on Vinyl and Ceramic Tile Flooring Materials

YAZGI H., UYANIK M. H., AYYILDIZ A.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH, cilt.37, sa.3, ss.668-673, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/147323000903700309
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.668-673
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION, COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS, METHYCILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS, METHYCILLIN-SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS, SLIME, VINYL, CERAMIC TILE, CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, SHUNT INFECTIONS, OPERATING-ROOM, ENVIRONMENT, EPIDERMIDIS, ADHERENCE, CATHETER
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study investigated the colonization of slime-producing coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) in 80 patient wards in Turkey (40 vinyl and 40 ceramic tile floors). A total of 480 samples that included 557 CoNS isolates were obtained. Slime production was investigated with the Christensen method and methicillin-susceptibility was tested by the disk-diffusion method. There was a significant difference in the percentage of slime-producing CoNS isolates on vinyl (12.4%) versus ceramic tile flooring (4.4%). From vinyl flooring, the percentage of slime producing methicillin-resistant CoNS (MRCoNS) (8.9%) was significantly higher than for methicillin-sensitive CoNS (MSCoNS) (3.6%), whereas there was no difference from ceramic tile flooring (2.5% MRCoNS versus 1.8% MSCoNS). The most commonly isolated slime-producing CoNS species was S. epidermidis on both types of flooring. It is concluded that vinyl flooring seems to be a more suitable colonization surface for slime-producing CoNS than ceramic tile floors. Further studies are needed to investigate bacterial strains colonized on flooring materials, which are potential pathogens for nosocomial infections.