| Literature DB >> 19243856 |
Mary Anne Giannini1, Donna Nance, Jonathan A McCullers.
Abstract
We studied the bacterial burden on toilet seats in a children's cancer hospital to validate a policy requesting that immunocompromised children use alcohol wipes on the seats prior to use of the toilets. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was recovered from 3.3% of hospital toilets when wipes were not in use. Use of wipes resulted in a 50-fold reduction in mean daily bacterial counts and eliminated MRSA.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19243856 PMCID： PMC2965062 DOI： 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.11.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Infect Control ISSN： 0196-6553 Impact factor: 2.918