Wood materials for limiting the bacterial reservoir on surfaces in hospitals: would it be worthwhile to go further?

Muhammad T munir; Florence Aviat; Didier Lepelletier; Patrice Le Pape; Laurence Dubreil; Mark Irle; Michel Federighi; Christophe Belloncle; Matthieu Eveillard; Hélène Pailhoriès

doi:10.2217/fmb-2019-0339

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Wood materials for limiting the bacterial reservoir on surfaces in hospitals: would it be worthwhile to go further?

Muhammad T munir ¹ Florence Aviat ² Didier Lepelletier ^{3, 4} Patrice Le Pape ⁵ Laurence Dubreil ^{6, 7} Mark Irle ¹ Michel Federighi ⁸ Christophe Belloncle ¹ Matthieu Eveillard ^{9, 10, *} Hélène Pailhoriès ¹¹

* Corresponding author

1 ESB - Ecole supérieure du bois

2 ‎ Your Res Biosci

3 UN - Université de Nantes

4 MiHAR - Microbiotes, Hôtes, Antibiotiques et Résistances bactériennes (MiHAR)

5 IICiMed - Cibles et médicaments de l'infection, de l'immunité et du cancer

6 PAnTher - Physiopathologie Animale et bioThérapie du muscle et du système nerveux

7 APEX - Expertise en Anatomie Pathologique

PAnTher - Physiopathologie Animale et bioThérapie du muscle et du système nerveux : 0703

8 SECALIM - Sécurité des Aliments

9 INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale

10 CRCINA - Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Nantes-Angers

11 Laboratoire de Bactériologie et d'Hygiène Hospitalière

Abstract : Aim: To assess the activity of Quercus petraea (oak) on five bacterial species/genus frequently involved in hospital-acquired infections for evaluating the interest of going further in exploring the possibilities of using untreated wood as a material in the hospital setting. Materials & methods: We studied the activity of Q. petraea by the disk diffusion method. Results: Q. petraea was active on Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter coalcoaceticus-baumannii complex, two bacterial species particularly resistant in the hospital environment, independently from their resistance to antibiotics, and was slightly active on Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Concurrently, Q. petraea was not active on Enterococci and Escherichia coli. Conclusion: Overall, untreated wood material presented antimicrobial properties that could have an impact on the cross-transmission of certain bacterial species in healthcare settings.

Keywords : Quercus petraea infection control hospital environment Acinetobacter baumannii Staphylococcus aureus wood

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