Are toilet seats a vector for transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ?

We studied the bacterial burden on toilet seats in a children's cancer hospital to validate a policy requesting that immunocompromised children use alcohol wipes on the seats prior to use of the toilets. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was recovered from 3.3% of hospital toil...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2009-08, Vol.37 (6), p.505-506
Hauptverfasser:	Giannini, Mary Anne, MT, CIC, Nance, Donna, RN, McCullers, Jonathan A., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alcohols - pharmacology Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Childrens health Colony Count, Microbial Disease control Disease transmission Disinfectants - pharmacology disinfection Disinfection & disinfectants Disinfection - methods Environmental Microbiology Epidemiology. Vaccinations Female General aspects Hospitals Human bacterial diseases Humans Infection Control Infection Control - methods Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification nosocomial infections Plumbing fixtures Staphylococcal Infections - transmission Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus infections toilet Toilet Facilities vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
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Zusammenfassung:	We studied the bacterial burden on toilet seats in a children's cancer hospital to validate a policy requesting that immunocompromised children use alcohol wipes on the seats prior to use of the toilets. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was recovered from 3.3% of hospital toilets when wipes were not in use. Use of wipes resulted in a 50-fold reduction in mean daily bacterial counts and eliminated MRSA.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2008.11.005