Ambulances may be a source of multidrug-resistant microorganisms
(MDROs) because patient microbiota may colonize health
care personnel and an ambulance’s environment during their assistance.
Contaminated hands are main sources of microbial
transmission causing health care-associated infections.1,2 Basic life
support ambulances (BLSAs) link the community and health care
facilities and a lack of basic infection control measures could promote
the exchange of MDROs.3-5 This study aimed to analyze microbial
contamination and antimicrobial resistance profiles of clinically relevant
microorganisms isolated from BLSAs.