[Antibiotic resistance of P. aeruginosa strains isolated from intensive care unit patients at the Makhachkala Traumatology Center].

Nosocomial infection is most commonly registered in the traumatology and surgery units, primarily in the intensive care unit (ICU) that is considered to be an increased risk unit owing to a large number of performed manipulations and the extensive empirical use of antibiotics. In ICU patients with nosocomial pneumonias at the Traumatology Center, nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria were isolated more frequently (51%), including P. aeruginosa (35.

[Microbiological study of sanitary feature of Perinatal Center of Makhachkala City].

Aim: Evaluation of bacterial contamination of six hospital environment of Perinatal Center of Makhachkala as part of epidemiologic surveillance for nosocomial infections.

Materials And Methods: One hundred twenty-eight air samples from different hospital units and 344 swabs from hospital equipment, instruments, and inventory were tested. Dry nutrient media manufactured by Scientific Manufacturing Organization "Pitatelnye Sredy" were used for isolation and identification of microorganisms.