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K O Gundermann

Publications and source records attributed to K O Gundermann.

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PubMed1977

[Clinical hygiene: practice vs. theory (author's transl)].

The purpose of clinical (hospital) hygiene is to prevent health hazards, above all hospital-acquired infections, and thereby to support the clinician. Its measures are always applicable in hospitals and clinics where clinical hygiene is considered important. Clinical hygiene procedures are not practical if the necessary though inconvenient changes in personnel practices have not been established. Personnel requirements are hard to meet in that there is still a shortage of qualified individuals, i.e., hygienists, etc. Expensive constructional changes are worthwhile only if the clinical staff is prepared to observe the hygiene measures as closely as possible.

Berlin↗
PubMed1977

[Ways of microbial contamination in hospital and their importance for hospital infection (authors transl)].

Transmission of micro-organisms in hospitals may occur by the air as well as by direct or indirect contact with infected patients and through germ reservoirs where an additional multiplication of germs takes place. Depending on the kind of infections of the respiratory system, germs are mainly transmitted by the air. Sources of germs are, besides people, mainly medicotechnical equipment, as for instance cold atomisation devices for inhalation. In case of wound infections, smear infections do have the greatest share, however, there are also transmissions by air. Urinary tract infections mainly follow contact infections. The same is true for infections via catheters and similar devices or for infections of the gastrointestinal tract.

Carrier State↗
PubMed1975

[Quantitative bacteriological evaluation of intraoperative peritoneal lavage in animal experiment].

In a model experiment with albino rats the effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage has been tested by means of defined lethal staphylococus aureus infections. A positive result can only be expected, if intraperitoneal lavage is started immediately after bacterial contamination. In this can a 10% decrease in the total number of germs be expected. If the lavage is done up to 15 or 30 min after the germ application the efficiency rate declines to less than 1%. In addition bacteraemia could be proved already 15 min after germ application. These results clearly show the limits of peritoneal lavage with physiological saline.

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