Study

Contamination of hands with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after contact with environmental surfaces and after contact with the skin of colonized patients.

Study
Contamination of hands with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after contact with environmental surfaces and after contact with the skin of colonized patients.
from
Stiefel U, Cadnum JL, Eckstein BC, Guerrero DM, Tima MA, Donskey CJ
Publication Year
2011
Published in
ICHE 32(2): 185-187
DOI
10.1086/657944

Inanimate surfaces, and especially surfaces with frequent hand and skin contact, contribute significantly to the transmission of pathogens.

This study analysed the risk of hand contamination after contact with skin or environmental sites of 40 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers. The authors found no difference in hand contamination after contact with contaminated skin or contaminated surfaces, suggesting that especially high-touch surfaces play a major role in transmission of pathogens.

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