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Am J Infect Control · Mar 2011
Low frequency of environmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an inner city emergency department and a human immunodeficiency virus outpatient clinic.
- Jonathan A Otter, Catherine L Passaretti, Gary L French, Tracy Ross, Karen C Carroll, and Trish M Perl.
- Department of Infection, St Thomas' Hospital and King's College London, London, UK. jon.otter@bioquell.com
- Am J Infect Control. 2011 Mar 1;39(2):151-3.
AbstractWe investigated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) environmental contamination in an inner city outpatient clinic and emergency department (ED). Moistened cotton-tipped swabs were used to sample 63 surfaces in the outpatient clinic and 69 surfaces in the ED. MRSA was identified on none of the 63 surfaces in the outpatient clinic and on 7% of the 69 surfaces in the ED. Our findings may have implications for cleaning and disinfection regimens in outpatient settings.Copyright © 2011 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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