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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Feb 2011
Contamination of hands with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after contact with environmental surfaces and after contact with the skin of colonized patients.
- Usha Stiefel, Jennifer L Cadnum, Brittany C Eckstein, Dubert M Guerrero, Mary Ann Tima, and Curtis J Donskey.
- Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
- Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Feb 1;32(2):185-7.
AbstractIn a study of 40 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers, hand contamination was equally likely after contact with commonly examined skin sites and commonly touched environmental surfaces in patient rooms (40% vs 45%). These findings suggest that contaminated surfaces may be an important source of MRSA transmission.
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