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Analysis of Bacterial Contamination on Surface of General Radiography Equipment and CT Equipment in Emergency Room of Radiology

영상의학과 응급실내의 일반촬영장비와 전산화단층촬영장비 표면에서의 세균 오염에 관한 분석

  • Received : 2016.07.30
  • Accepted : 2016.09.13
  • Published : 2016.09.30

Abstract

We aim to offer basic materials about infection management through conducting bacterial contamination test about general radiography equipment and CT equipment installed in ER of three general hospitals with 100 sickbeds or more located in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, and suggest management plan. It had been conducted from 1st December 2015 to 31st December, and objects were general radiography equipment and CT equipment of emergency room located in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. For general radiography equipment, sources were collected from 4 places such as upper side of control box which employees use most, upper side of exposure button, whole upper side of table which is touching part of patient's skin, upper side of stand bucky's grid, and where patients put their jaws on. For CT equipment, sources were collected from 3 places such as upper side of control box which radiography room employees use most, X-ray exposure button, whole upper side of table which is touching part of patient's skin, and gantry inner. Surface contamination strain found at general radiography equipment in emergency room of radiology are Providencia stuartii(25%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(18%), Enterobacter cloacae(8%), Pseudomonas species(8%), Staphylococcus epidermidis(8%), Gram negative bacilli(8%), and ungrown bacteria at incubator after 48 hours of incubation (67%) which is the biggest. Most bacteria were found at upper side of stand bucky-grid and stand bucky of radiology's general radiography equipment, and most sources of CT equipment were focused at patient table, which means it is contaminated by patients who have various diseases, and patients who have strains with decreased immunity may get severe diseases. Thus infection prevention should be made through 70% alcohol disinfection at both before test and after test.

경상북도 소재 100병상 이상의 3개 종합병원 응급실에 설치된 일반촬영장비와 CT장비에 대한 세균 오염도 검사를 실시하여 감염관리에 대한 기초자료를 제공하고 관리방안을 제안하고자하였다. 2015년 12월 1일부터 12월 31일까지 이루어졌으며 경상북도 소재 응급실내의 일반촬영장비와 CT장비를 대상으로 하였다. 일반촬영장비는 업무종사자가 가장 많이 사용하는 control box 위, 노출 버튼 위, 환자의 피부 접촉 부위인 테이블 위 전체와 stand bucky의 grid 위 및 턱 올려놓은 곳 등 총 4곳을 수집하였다. CT장비는 촬영실 업무종사자가 가장 많이 사용하는 control box위와 X-선 노출 버튼, 환자의 피부 접촉 부위인 환자 테이블 위 전체, gantry inner 등 총 3곳을 수집하였다. 영상의학과 응급실내 일반촬영장비에서 검출된 표면 오염 균주는 Providencia stuartii(25%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(18%), Enterobacter cloacae(8%), Pseudomonas species(8%), Staphylococcus epidermidis(8%), Gram negative bacilli(8%), incubator에서 48시간 배양 후 자라지 않은 세균은 25%를 차지하였다. 또한 영상의학과 응급실 내 CT장비의 검출된 표면 오염 균주는 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(11%), Enteococcus faecalis(11%), Escherichia coli(11%), incubator에서 48시간 배양 후 자라지 않은 세균은 67%로 대부분이었다. 영상의학과 일반촬영장치의 Stand bucky-grid와 Stand bucky 상연에서 대부분의 세균이 발견되었고, CT장비의 검체 수집 부분 중 Patient table에 집중되어 검출되었다. 이는 여러 질환을 갖고 있는 환자에 의해 오염된 것을 의미하며 균주 모두 면역력이 저하된 환자에게는 치명적인 질환을 일으킬 수 있다. 그러므로 검사 전후 70% 알코올 소독을 통해 감염예방을 하여야 한다.

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