Bacterial contamination of hospital bed-control handsets in a surgical setting: a potential marker of contamination of the healthcare environment

R R W Brady; P Kalima; N N Damani; R G Wilson; M G Dunlop

doi:10.1308/003588407X209347

Bacterial contamination of hospital bed-control handsets in a surgical setting: a potential marker of contamination of the healthcare environment

R R W Brady, P Kalima, N N Damani, R G Wilson, M G Dunlop

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Patients undergoing colorectal surgical resections have a high incidence of surgical site infection (SSI). Many patient-specific risk factors have been recognised in association with SSI in such patients, but environmental contamination is increasingly recognised as a contributor to hospital-acquired infection (HAI). This study set out to describe the bacterial contamination of the patient environment, using hospital bed-control handsets, as they are frequently handled by both staff and patients and represent a marker of environmental contamination.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	656-60
Number of pages	5
Journal	Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Volume	89
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1308/003588407X209347
Publication status	Published - Oct 2007

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Colonic Diseases
Cross Infection
Cross-Sectional Studies
Enterococcus
Equipment Contamination
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital
Humans
Infection Control
Methicillin Resistance
Prospective Studies
Rectal Diseases
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus
Surgical Wound Infection

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Bacterial contamination of hospital bed-control handsets in a surgical setting: a potential marker of contamination of the healthcare environment

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