Bacterial colonization on writing pens touched by healthcare professionals and hospitalized patients with and without cleaning the pen with alcohol-based hand sanitizing agent.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Feb 15;
Authors: Halton K, Arora V, Singh V, Ghantoji SS, Shah DN, Garey KW
Clin Microbiol Infect ABSTRACT: This prospective study examined bacterial colonization on writing pens touched by healthcare professionals and hospitalized patients with and without cleaning the pen with alcohol-based hand sanitizing agent after each patient visit. A significant reduction in potential healthcare-associated pathogens, especially Gram-positive cocci, was observed in the intervention group.
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