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Pierced earrings hole as a potential source of healthcare-associated infections (HAI)

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26460782
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Epidemiology and preventive medicine
Research InstitutionToho University

Principal Investigator

KANAYAMA Akiko  東邦大学, 看護学部, 講師 (90536195)

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)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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)
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
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.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report

Research Products

(6 results)

All 2017 2016 2015

All Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] 医療職における耳ピアス孔と手指表面に分布する細菌に関する検討2017

    • Author(s)
      寺井幸子、内野卯津樹、増田雅行、佃晶子、長島誠、金坂伊須萌、勝瀬 (金山) 明子、小林寅喆
    • Organizer
      第32回日本環境感染学会総会・学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸国際会議場(兵庫県神戸市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage rate of preclinical nursing students2016

    • Author(s)
      Akiko Kanayama, Izumo Kanesaka, Hiroshi Takahashi, Intetsu Kobayashi
    • Organizer
      ASM microbe2016
    • Place of Presentation
      ボストン(米国)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 医療従事者の耳ピアス孔および手指における黄色ブドウ球菌の分布2016

    • Author(s)
      金山明子、金坂伊須萌、小林寅吉、菊地京子、長能みゆき、瀧島章子、高田紗希
    • Organizer
      第12回東邦大学4学部合同学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      東邦大学医学部(東京都大田区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-12
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 医療従事者の耳ピアス孔および手指における黄色ブドウ球菌の分布2016

    • Author(s)
      瀧島章子
    • Organizer
      大橋病院看護研究発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      東邦大学医療センター大橋病院 臨牀講堂(東京都目黒区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 医療従事者の耳ピアス孔および手指における黄色ブドウ球菌の分布2015

    • Author(s)
      瀧島章子、金山明子、小林寅吉、長能みゆき、高田紗希
    • Organizer
      第15回東邦看護学会学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      東邦大学看護学部(東京都大田区)
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 医療従事者の耳ピアス孔および手指におけるS. aureusの分布2015

    • Author(s)
      金山明子、小林寅吉、金子明寛、菊地京子、瀧島章子、高田紗希
    • Organizer
      第30回日本環境感染学会総会・学術集会
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸国際展示場(兵庫県神戸市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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