The Hidden Dangers on Hospitals Surfaces.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- MACKENZIE, MATT
- Source
- Healthcare Purchasing News; Apr2024, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p16-17, 2p
- Subject
- CROSS infection prevention
MICROBIAL contamination
INFECTION control
HAND washing
HOSPITALS
DISINFECTION & disinfectants
ULTRAVIOLET radiation
STERILIZATION (Disinfection)
BACTERIAL contamination
HEALTH facilities
MEDICAL equipment contamination
BACTERIAL diseases
COVID-19 pandemic
- Language
- ISSN
- 10983716
The article discusses the hidden pathogens found in hospital surfaces like bed rails and manikins that could cause diseases like meningitis and brain abscess. Also cited are the study that detected pathogens like skin flora and environmental bacteria and the comments of study authors Piyali Chatterjee and Chetan Jinadatha of the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System on their study.