Investigation on Bacterial Contamination of Office Telephones and Computers in an Infectious Disease Hospital
- VernacularTitle:传染病医院办公电话电脑细菌污染情况分析
- Author:
Keping LI
;
Jing YANG
;
Yingjie ZHUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infectious disease hospital;
Telephone;
Computer;
Bacterial contamination
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2009;0(21):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the bacterial contamination of office telephones and computers in an infectious disease hospital to provide evidence for their disinfection.METHODS A total of 206 bacterial samples were collected from 73 telephones and 30 computers in offices in our hospital to determine the bacterial contamination of these office tools.RESULTS The contamination rate was 100% and sanitary qualification rate 32.5%.The highest bacterial colony count was 46 CFU/cm2 and the lowest one 2 CFU/cm2,The sanitary qulification rate of the telephones and computers in clean region was only 30.95%.CONCLUSIONS There was severe bacterial contamination in office telephones and computers,which should be paid close attention to.
