ReviewJournal of intensive care2015
Bacterial contamination of inanimate surfaces and equipment in the intensive care unit.
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141 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Bacterial Pathogens and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Inanimate Surfaces and Equipment in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.BioMed research international · 2021Pooled it
- What's on your keyboard? A systematic review of the contamination of peripheral computer devices in healthcare settings.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
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- Aerosolized Amikacin as Adjunctive Therapy of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Caused by Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Bacteria: A Single-center Randomized Controlled Trial.Chinese medical journal · 2017Trial
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- Contrasting the gut microbiome in Colombian patients with diarrhea: a comparative metagenomic study in hospitalization and emergency room services.Gut pathogens · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal characteristics of environmental microbial communities and resistomes in intensive care units of a tertiary hospital in northwest China.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Insights into the mechanisms of infection transmission via inanimate surfaces.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- S2k Guideline: Hygienic requirements for patient beds, bed linen, bed accessories and personal protection when handling beds.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2026Article
- Parents and Health Care Providers' Perspectives on Vital Signs Monitoring Technologies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An International Survey.American journal of perinatology · 2026Article
- Polypropylene wiping cloths contaminated withAntimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Determinants of multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections: A retrospective cross-sectional study from a tertiary care hospital in southern Bangladesh.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Environmental contamination of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria away from isolated patients in intensive care unit: a comprehensive surveillance study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections are a challenging health problem worldwide, especially when caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. In ICUs, inanimate surfaces and equipment (e.g., bedrails, stethoscopes, medical charts, ultrasound machine) may be contaminated by bacteria, including MDR isolates. Cross-transmission of microorganisms from inanimate surfaces may have a significant role for ICU-acquired colonization and infections. Contamination may result from healthcare workers' hands or by direct patient shedding of bacteria which are able to survive up to several months on dry surfaces. A higher environmental contamination has been reported around infected patients than around patients who are only colonized and, in this last group, a correlation has been observed between frequency of environmental contamination and culture-positive body sites. Healthcare workers not only contaminate their hands after direct patient contact but also after touching inanimate surfaces and equipment in the patient zone (the patient and his/her immediate surroundings). Inadequate hand hygiene before and after entering a patient zone may result in cross-transmission of pathogens and patient colonization or infection. A number of equipment items and commonly used objects in ICU carry bacteria which, in most cases, show the same antibiotic susceptibility profiles of those isolated from patients. The aim of this review is to provide an updated evidence about contamination of inanimate surfaces and equipment in ICU in light of the concept of patient zone and the possible implications for bacterial pathogen cross-transmission to critically ill patients.
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