Surface microbial contamination in hospitals: A pilot study on methods of sampling and the use of proposed microbiologic standards.

نویسندگان

  • Tânia Claro
  • Marese O'Reilly
  • Stephen Daniels
  • Hilary Humphreys
چکیده

Contamination of hospital surfaces by bacteria is increasingly recognized. We assessed commonly touched surfaces using contact plates and Petrifilms (3M, St. Paul, MN) and compared the results against proposed microbiology standards. Toilet door handles were the most heavily contaminated (7.97 ± 0.68 colony forming units [CFU]/cm(2)) and exceeded proposed standards on 74% of occasions. Petrifilms detected statistically higher CFU from bedside lockers. Further research is required on the use of standards and methods of sampling.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • American journal of infection control

دوره 43 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015