Acquisition of spores on gloved hands after contact with the skin of patients with Clostridium difficile infection and with environmental surfaces in their rooms - 31/07/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.08.002
Dubert M. Guerrero, MD a, Michelle M. Nerandzic, BS b, Lucy A. Jury, RN c, Sadao Jinno, MD a, Shelley Chang, PhD d, Curtis J. Donskey, MD c, ⁎ 
a University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
b Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
c Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center and Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
d Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Address correspondence to Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106.Abstract |
In a prospective study of 30 patients with Clostridium difficile infection, we found that acquisition of spores on gloved hands was as likely after contact with commonly touched environmental surfaces (ie, bed rail, bedside table, telephone, call button) as after contact with commonly examined skin sites (ie, chest, abdomen, arm, hand).
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Contamination, Environment, Transmission
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| Supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs and by the Geriatric Research Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. |
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| Conflicts of interest: C.J.D. reports receiving recent research support from ViroPharma, Ortho-McNeil, and Optimer. All other authors report no conflicts. |
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Vol 40 - N° 6
P. 556-558 - août 2012 Retour au numéro
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