title: [Infection Control from the Viewpoint of Medical Safety by Our Clinical Laboratory in TMDU Hospital].
abstract: Infection control based on appropriate bacteriological examinations and information is important for medical safety. I present the activities performed by our clinical laboratory in Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) Hospital. We detected and reported the first Japanese case of KPC-2 carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, of which infection will be a serious problem in the near future in Japan. We examine the antigen and toxins of Clostridium difficile with an immunochromatographic method using not only stool specimens but also the colonies in order to improve the detection rate of the toxins. We perform PCR-based open reading frame typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus for molecular epidemiology. We also contribute to infection control through presenting information such as antibiograms and giving lectures to residents and medical staff.
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tohda
mesh_terms: D064790:Clinical Laboratory Services; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D010348:Patient Care Team