Scissors: A potential source of nosocomial infection

被引：15

作者：

Embil, JM

Zhanel, GG

Plourde, PJ

Hoban, D

机构：

[1] Hlth Sci Ctr, Infect Control Unit, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9, Canada

[2] Univ Manitoba, Dept Internal Med, Infect Dis Sect, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

[3] Univ Manitoba, Dept Med Microbiol, Infect Dis Sect, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

[4] Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Clin Microbiol, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9, Canada

[5] St Boniface Gen Hosp, Infect Control Unit, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2002年 / 23卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1086/502026

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This point-prevalence survey of healthcare workers' scissors demonstrates that of 232 scissors sampled, 182 (78.4%) were colonized with bacteria. The scissors of nurses and those for communal use were most frequently contaminated. Cleaning of scissors occurred infrequently, but wiping scissors with an alcohol swab effectively disinfected them. The suspicion that scissors may harbor and potentially transmit micro organisms, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria, has been confirmed.

引用

页码：147 / 151

页数：5

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