Contaminated hospital floors may help to spread infection
Written by Catharine Paddock PhD
Published: Wednesday 1 March 2017
A new study suggests that the floor may be an overlooked source of healthcare-associated infection and may help to spread pathogens such as Clostridium difficile and MRSA though contact with high-touch objects. The researchers call for further research to confirm their findings, which are based on a study of five hospitals.
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The study suggests that hospital floors may be a source of infection that spreads through contact with high-touch objects.
The team - including researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH - reports the study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Healthcare-associated infections are infections that patients acquire during admission to a healthcare setting such as a hospital or nursing home. They are a major, but often preventable, threat to patient safety.
Healthcare-associated infections are most often linked to the use of invasive devices such as central lines, ventilators, and urinary catheters. They can also develop following an operation, at the place on the body where surgery was performed.
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