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OBJECTIVE To investigate the transmission of microorganisms by humidifier during oxygen humidification and search an ideal way to prevent it.METHODS Two kinds of humidifier,the unique bionic humidifier and the bubble humidifier,were involved.The humidification material inside the humidifiers were all contaminated with Staphylococcus aureaus,Escherichia coli and Candida albican at 5?105/ml and 2.5?106/ml.Oxygen passed through every contaminated humidifier to the end of oxygen tube which was put in the bottle with 100ml normal saline,lasting 20 minutes,on the 1st,the 2nd,and the 3rd day after the humidifiers being contaminated.The fluid in the bottles,1ml each,were cultured respectively.RESULTS The S.aureaus count of 39.5,52.4,117.3 CFU/ml in 5?105/ml group,83.1,125.2,263.2 CFU/ml in 2.5?106/ml group and E.coli count of 12.9,29.4,37.3 CFU/ml in 5?105/ml group,26.5,55.2,65.2 CFU/ml in 2.5?106/ml group were detected at the end of bubble humidifier on three consecutive day respectively.There were no positive culture of bacteria at the end of bionic humidifier on three consecutive day respectively.The difference of S.aureaus and E.coli count between bubble and bionic humidifier on three consecutive day was significant(P
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OBJECTIVE In order to find the way to reduce nosocomial pneumonia through preventing delivery of microbio-aerosol.we investigate whether oxygen humidification process generate and deliver aerosol to the end of oxygen tube,and the difference between two types of humidifier.METHODS Two types of humidifier were used.One was unique bionic humidifier through surface of humidification material,the other was conventional bubble humidifier.The amount of aerosol was counted by laser particle counter at the end of oxygen cannula.Different solute of ferric chloride and soluble starch in two humidification materials were used to testify the generation and transmission of aerosol during oxygen therapy.RESULTS Bubble humidifier produced large amount of aerosol of 0.3,0.5,1.0,3.0,5.0 ?m at 31089.9、28488.6、2873.9、197、1.1particle/cubic meter respectively.Most of the aerosol were between 0.3 and 3 microns in diameter.While bionic humidifier produced small amount of aerosol of 0.3,0.5,1 ?m at 95.3,39.8,2.0 particle/cubic meter respectively,there were no aerosol particle larger than 3?m.The difference of 0.3,0.5,1.0,3.0,5.0?m aerosol between bubble and bionic humidifier was significant(P