Contamination of Hospital Curtains With Healthcare-Associated Pathogens

被引：45

作者：

Trillis, Floyd ^{[1
]}

Eckstein, Elizabeth C. ^{[2
]}

Budavich, Rachel ^{[1
]}

Pultz, Michael J. ^{[1
]}

Donskey, Curtis J. ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Cleveland Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Res Serv, Cleveland, OH USA

[2] Cleveland Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Infect Control Dept, Cleveland, OH USA

[3] Cleveland Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Ctr Geriatr Res Educ & Clin, Cleveland, OH USA

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2008年 / 29卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1086/591863

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 [公共卫生与预防医学]; 120402 [社会医学与卫生事业管理];

摘要：

In a culture survey, we found that 42% of hospital privacy curtains were contaminated with vancomycin-resistant enterococci, 22% with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and 4% with Clostridium difficile. Hand imprint cultures demonstrated that these pathogens were easily acquired on hands. Hospital curtains are a potential source for dissemination of healthcare-associated pathogens.

引用

页码：1074 / 1076

页数：3

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