| Autor: |
Takehiko, Mori, Taku, Kikuchi, Masatoshi, Sakurai, Jun, Kato, Yuya, Koda, Ryohei, Abe, Chieko, Sumiya, Rie, Yamazaki, Kayoko, Sugita, Naoki, Hasegawa, Shinichiro, Okamoto |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology. 60(1) |
| ISSN: |
0485-1439 |
| Popis: |
Nosocomial infection via the hospital environment is a serious problem, and highly touched surfaces are the main route of transmission. Copper has been reported to possess bacteriocidal effects, and the introduction of copper-impregnated products is receiving attention as a potential component of hospital infection control. In this study, copper-impregnated door handles as highly touched areas were introduced in a hematology ward, and their bacteriocidal effects were evaluated in comparison with conventional products. All 12 samples obtained from conventional door handles were positive for bacterial cultures, whereas only 5 of 18 samples from copper-impregnated handles were positive (P0.0001). The mean number of bacterial colonies per milliliter of sample was 300 (range: 40-1.1×10 |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
