Leeds Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Feb;43(2):241-244. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.43. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
Using a bacteriophage to represent microbial contamination, we investigated virus transmission to the hospital environment following hand drying. The use of paper towels resulted in lower rates of virus contamination on hands and clothing compared with a jet air dryer and, consequently, lower contamination of multiple hospital surfaces.
利用噬菌体来代表微生物污染,我们研究了手干燥后病毒向医院环境的传播情况。与喷气式空气干燥器相比,使用纸巾后手和衣物上的病毒污染率更低,因此,医院内多个表面的污染程度也更低。