How dirty are the pens in health-care environment? An easily overlooked detail of hand hygiene

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作者：
Zhang, Jianlu [1 ]
Wang, Xin [2 ]
Sun, Zhipeng [1 ]
Zhu, Bin [1 ]
机构：
[1] Capital Med Univ, Dept Gen Surg, Beijing Shijitan Hosp, Peking Univ,Sch Clin Med 9, Beijing, Peoples R China
[2] Qinghai Univ, Med Coll, Dept Clin Med, Xining, Peoples R China
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL | 2022年 / 50卷 / 01期
关键词：
Health-care acquired infection; Infection prevention; Multi-drug-resistant organisms; SURFACES; TRANSMISSION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ajic.2021.07.015
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Pens, common in hospitals, may be a potential vehicle for cross-infection. In this study, the number of pathogens on different pens and the positive rates of several common multi-drug-resistant bacteria were calculated and compared according to the nature of use and material. In addition, the effect of pens on bacterial transmission was explored through simulation experiments. High levels of bacteria were found on pens and the simulations demonstrated transmission of bacteria. (c) 2021 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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