Pierced earrings hole as a potential source of healthcare-associated infections (HAI)
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26460782
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Epidemiology and preventive medicine
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| Research Institution | Toho University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
小林 寅吉 東邦大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10533028)
金坂 伊須萌 東邦大学, 看護学部, 助教 (50758183)
金子 明寛 東海大学, 医学部, 教授 (30185920)
菊地 京子 東邦大学, 看護学部, 非常勤研究生 (30648853)
瀧島 章子 東邦大学, 看護学部, 非常勤研究生 (10725899)
高田 紗希 東邦大学, 看護学部, 非常勤研究生 (70725928)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Keywords | 医療関連感染 / 耳ピアス孔 / 抗菌薬耐性菌 / 医療・福祉 / 衛生 / 黄色ブドウ球菌 / MRSA / 接触感染 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
During a one-year period study period from 2013 to 2014, samples from the back of the ear lobe were taken from a total of 200 university hospital nurses consisting of those with pierced earrings holes and non-wearers.
Of the 128 HCPs, S. aureus was isolated from the pierced earring holes of 24 (18%) HCPs compared to 7 (10%) of the 72 non-pierced ear ring wearers, respectively. Six (25%) of the 24 S. aureus isolates from the pierced earring holes of HCPs were MRSA. In 12 HCPs, S. aureus was isolated from both the pierced holes and fingers with 3 (25%) HPCs positive for MRSA. These MRSA isolates with the same PFGE pattern from both the pierced holes and fingers in each case.
This study demonstrated the isolation of the same MRSA strain in both the pierced earring holes and fingers of HCPs which suggests the potential for horizontal HAI spread from the fingers of HCP who have pierced earring holes.
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