TABLE 4.
Results of anesthesiology personnel hand cultures, 15 June 1990, hospital A, Illinois
| Anesthesiologist no. | Result | Total colony count (CFU) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diphtheroids | 130,000 |
| Bacillus sp. | 15,000 | |
| C. albicans | 35,000 | |
| Candida lipolytica | 2,500 | |
| 2 | Negative | |
| 3 | C. parapsilosis | 75,000 |
| Rhodotorula rubra | 2,500 | |
| Bacillus sp. | 750 | |
| 4 | C. lipolytica | >1,000,000 |
| 5 | Fusarium sp. | >1,000,000 |
| Yeast | >1,000,000 | |
| 6 | C. parapsilosis | 40,000 |
| C. parapsilosis | 6,500 | |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 11,750 | |
| Nonhemolytic Streptococcus | 2,500 | |
| 7 | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | >1,000,000 |
| C. parapsilosis | 57,500 | |
| 8 | Nonhemolytic Streptococcus | 650,000 |
| C. parapsilosis | 55 | |
| Cryptococcus laurentii | 1,000 | |
| 9 | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 2,000 |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | 25 | |
| C. parapsilosis | 5 | |
| 10 | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 225 |
| Diphtheroids | 25 | |
| Alternaria alternata | 5 | |
| Chaetomium globosum | 5 | |
| 11 | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 25,000 |
| C. lipolytica | 11,200 | |
| Trichosporon beigelli | 1,000 | |
| 12 | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 23,750 |
| Bacillus sp. | 500 | |
| Diphtheroids | 500 | |
| 13 | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus | 27,000 |
| S. aureus | 23,500 | |
| 14 | Burkholderia cepacia | >1,000,000 |
| Sporothrix sp. | 500 |