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- Title
Use of Copper Alloy for Preventing Transmission of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contamination in the Dermatology Ward.
- Authors
NIIYAMA, Nanako; SASAHARA, Takeshi; MASE, Hiroshi; ABE, Michiko; SAITO, Haruo; KATSUOKA, Kensei
- Abstract
Metallic copper has been shown significantly to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination of the ambient surroundings of the beds of MRSA-carrying patients in dermatology wards. The aim of this study was to determine whether a bed sheet made of copper-coated film will reduce the spread of MRSA contamination in the environment of a heavily-colonized patient. The bacterial count was highest on the bed sheet. MRSA cell counts on the surface of the non-film-coated control sheet were high (6,600-11,000 colony forming units (cfu)), but those on the copper film were considerably lower (20-130 cfu). Use of metallic copper on the bed sheets of patients who are likely to be a source of MRSA contamination may help to prevent the spread of MRSA contamination in hospital wards.
- Subjects
STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus; DERMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL wards; DRUG resistance
- Publication
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2013, Vol 93, Issue 3, p294
- ISSN
0001-5555
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2340/00015555-1472