Can hospital floors be bacteria hotspots?

New Delhi, Oct 31 The floors of hospital rooms are quickly and frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria within hours of patient admission, creating a route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients, according to a study.

Published as part of the proceedings from 'Decennial 2020: The Sixth International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections', the study involved researchers with the Northeast Ohio VA Healthcare System closely tracking contamination in hospital rooms of 17 newly admitted patients to identify the timing and route of transfer of bacteria within patients' rooms.

Before testing, rooms were thoroughly cleaned and sanitised and all patients screened negative for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

( With inputs from IANS )

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