Beyond high-touch surfaces: Portable equipment and floors as potential sources of transmission of health care–associated pathogens - 29/05/19

Highlights |
• | Disinfection in healthcare facilities typically focuses on high-touch surfaces. |
• | Portable equipment has been linked to pathogen transmission. |
• | Emerging evidence suggests that floors could also contribute to transmission. |
• | Practical approaches are needed to address portable equipment and floors. |
Résumé |
Efforts to improve environmental cleaning and disinfection typically focus primarily on high-touch surfaces in patient rooms. This review highlights evidence that portable equipment and other shared devices and floors may be underappreciated as sources of dissemination of health care–associated pathogens. Practical approaches to address these sites of contamination are emphasized.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Environment, Ultraviolet-C light, Clostridioides difficile, Candida, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, wheelchair
Plan
| Funding/support: This work was supported by a Merit Review grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to C.J.D. |
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
Vol 47 - N° S
P. A90-A95 - juin 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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