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Hospitalization
Certain bacteria are specific to the hospital environment. This is the case of Acinetobacter responsible for infections of the lungs, wounds and burns. The pyocyanin bacillus, a common germ of nosocomial infections in intensive care, causing pneumonia and meningitis. Staphylococcus aureus infections in the nostrils are common.
The 4 most common pathogenic microorganisms:
- <i>Escherichia coli,</i> 22% of nosocomial infections and especially in urinary infections and childhood diarrhea,
- <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, 19% of nosocomial infections and especially in surgical sites and skin infections,
- <i>Pseudomonas æruginosa</i>, 11% of nosocomial infections and especially respiratory infections,
- <i>Enterococcus fæcalis</i>, 6% of nosocomial infections and in particular urinary tract infections.
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) can present a risk in hospitals when hygiene is poor (contaminated hands of nursing staff, dressings soiled with secretions, insufficient disinfection of equipment).
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