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James J. Rahal, Jr., MD; Richard H. Meade III, MD; Charles M. Bump, MS; Anna J. Reinauer, MD

JAMA. 1970;214(4):754-756.

Abstract
Nose and throat cultures were taken from 70 members of a hospital surgical staff. The incidence of upper respiratory tract colonization by gram-negative bacilli was not different than that among personnel having no patient contact. The antibiotic sensitivity of isolates from the surgical staff showed less resistance than those from wound infections. The results suggest that nasal and pharyngeal carriage of gram-negative enteric bacilli by medical personnel is not an important means by which infections are transmitted within the hospital.

Author Affiliations
From the Infectious Disease Service, Bacteriology Laboratory, and Employees Health Service, New England Medical Center Hospitals, and the Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston. Dr. Rahal is now with New York Veterans Administration Hospital, New York.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to New York Veterans Administration Hospital, First Ave and East 24th St, New York 10010 (Dr. Rahal).

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