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Hospital Door Handle Design and Their Contamination with Bacteria: A Real Life Observational Study. Are We Pulling against Closed Doors?

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  • Hedieh Wojgani
  • Catherine Kehsa
  • Elaine Cloutman-Green
  • Colin Gray
  • Vanya Gant
  • Nigel Klein

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Objective: To determine whether microbial contamination of door handles in two busy intensive care units and one high dependency unit was related to their design, location, and usage. Design: Observational study of the number of viable bacteria on existing door handles of different design at defined entry/exit points with simultaneous data collection of who used these doors and how often. Setting: Two busy specialised intensive care units and one high dependency unit in a tertiary referral NHS neurological hospital. Main outcome measures: Surface bacterial density on door handles with reference to design, location, and intensity of use. Results: We found a significant correlation between the frequency of movements through a door and the degree to which it was contaminated (p =

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  • Hedieh Wojgani & Catherine Kehsa & Elaine Cloutman-Green & Colin Gray & Vanya Gant & Nigel Klein, 2012. "Hospital Door Handle Design and Their Contamination with Bacteria: A Real Life Observational Study. Are We Pulling against Closed Doors?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(10), pages 1-6, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0040171
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040171
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