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Are hospital floors an underappreciated reservoir for transmission of health care-associated pathogens?
Deshpande, Abhishek; Cadnum, Jennifer L; Fertelli, Dennis; Sitzlar, Brett; Thota, Priyaleela; Mana, Thriveen S; Jencson, Annette; Alhmidi, Heba; Koganti, Sreelatha; Donskey, Curtis J.
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  • Deshpande A; Medicine Institute Center for Value Based Care, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
  • Cadnum JL; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Research Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
  • Fertelli D; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Research Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
  • Sitzlar B; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Research Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
  • Thota P; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Research Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
  • Mana TS; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Research Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
  • Jencson A; Research Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
  • Alhmidi H; Research Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
  • Koganti S; Research Service, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
  • Donskey CJ; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: curtisd123@yahoo.com.
Am J Infect Control ; 45(3): 336-338, 2017 Mar 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28254251
ABSTRACT
In a survey of 5 hospitals, we found that floors in patient rooms were frequently contaminated with pathogens and high-touch objects such as blood pressure cuffs and call buttons were often in contact with the floor. Contact with objects on floors frequently resulted in transfer of pathogens to hands.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infección Hospitalaria / Transmisión de Enfermedad Infecciosa / Microbiología Ambiental / Fómites / Pisos y Cubiertas de Piso Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Am J Infect Control Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Infección Hospitalaria / Transmisión de Enfermedad Infecciosa / Microbiología Ambiental / Fómites / Pisos y Cubiertas de Piso Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Am J Infect Control Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article