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Clin Exp Dermatol
; 49(2): 186-187, 2024 Jan 25.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37831089
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Am J Infect Control
; 43(9): 1000-2, 2015 09 01.
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in English
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| ID: mdl-26082261
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Contamination of hospital surfaces by bacteria is increasingly recognized. We assessed commonly touched surfaces using contact plates and Petrifilms (3M, St. Paul, MN) and compared the results against proposed microbiology standards. Toilet door handles were the most heavily contaminated (7.97 ± 0.68 colony forming units [CFU]/cm(2)) and exceeded proposed standards on 74% of occasions. Petrifilms detected statistically higher CFU from bedside lockers. Further research is required on the use of standards and methods of sampling.