Effect of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm on antimicrobial resistance / 中国感染控制杂志

Objective To understand biofilm-forming ability of Acinetobacter baumannii(A.baumannii) in clinical isolates,and evaluate the effect of biofilm formation on antimicrobial resistance.Methods A total of 47 A.baumannii clinical isolates were collected,biofilm-forming ability was detected by crystal violet staining assay,the minimal inhibitory concentration(MIC) of 12 kinds of antimicrobial agents to biofilrn forming isolates were detected when the isolates were in planktonic or biofilm formatted condition;biofilm-forming ability of positive isolates at different culture condition (shaking or stable) and on different materials(glass tube or polypropylene plastic centrifugal tube) were detected.Results Thirteen isolates (27.66％) exhibited biofilm formation.In planktonic condition,antimicrobial resistance rates of these isolates were all ＜35％,no isolates shown resistance to polymyxin and tigecycline,in biofilm formatted condition,resistance rates to tigecycline was 15.38％,resistance rates to the other antimicrobial agents were all 100％.Of 13 tested isolates,≥10 isolates shown higher absorbance in the shaking condition than in the stable condition,≥10 tested isolates shown higher absorbance in polypropylene plastic centrifugal tube than in the glass tube.Conclusion The resistance of A.baumannii to antimicrobial agents is greatly changed after the formation of biofilm,which may results in the failure of antimicrobial therapy for infection.

The asepsis security of the interior covers of polypropylene plastic dropping bottle / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To study the asepsis security of the interior cover of polypropylene plastic dropping bottle.Methods The whole samples were divided randomly into two groups,each group included 42 polypropylene plastic dropping bottles,Samples of the control group were collected from the interior covers of dropping bottles wiping with sterile normal saline cotton swabs.Samples of the experimental group were also collected from the interior covers wiping with sterile normal saline cotton swabs aher disinfected by 0.5%iodophors and 75%alcohol respectively.All samples were inoculated on the aseptic plain agar nutrition flat plate.then incubated in 37℃ incubaton to observe the growth of bacteria.Results There Was statistical significance between the two groups in the growth of bacteria,χ2=46.791,P<0.01.Conclusions The interior covers of polypropylene plastic dropping bottle should be disinfected strictly before they are used in clinic.