A meta-analysis of the rates of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus contamination on the surfaces of environmental objects that health care workers frequently touch

A meta-analysis of the rates of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S aureus contamination on the surfaces of environmental objects that health care workers frequently touch

Highlights • The overall pooled rate of Staphylococcus aureus contamination on the surface of environmental objects which health care workers frequently touched was high. • There was a higher contamination rate of S aureus in developing countries. • Contamination rate of S aureus was higher in recen...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2017-04, Vol.45 (4), p.421-429
Hauptverfasser: Lin, Dongxin, MSc, Ou, Qianting, MSc, Lin, Jialing, MSc, Peng, Yang, MSc, Yao, Zhenjiang, PhD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Africa
Americas
Contamination
Environmental Microbiology
Fomites - microbiology
Health care worker
Health Facilities
Health Personnel
High-touch item
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Medical personnel
Methicillin Resistance
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Regression analysis
Risk factors
South America
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Staphylococcus infections
Touch
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • The overall pooled rate of Staphylococcus aureus contamination on the surface of environmental objects which health care workers frequently touched was high. • There was a higher contamination rate of S aureus in developing countries. • Contamination rate of S aureus was higher in recent publication years (2010-2015).
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.004