A Quantitative Approach to Defining "High-Touch" Surfaces in Hospitals.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Jun 22;

Authors: Huslage K, Rutala WA, Sickbert-Bennett E, Weber DJ

Fifty interactions between healthcare workers and patients were observed to obtain a quantifiable definition of "high-touch" (ie, frequently touched) surfaces based on frequency of contact. Five surfaces were defined as high-touch surfaces: the bed rails, the bed surface, the supply cart, the over-bed table, and the intravenous pump.

PMID: 20569115 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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