A major reservoir for the most common bacteria found in hospitals may be outside their front doors, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality website.
In an article published in the American Journal of Infection Control, researchers reported that certain strains of A. baumannii and cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are found on surfaces directly outside of the hospital setting.
Researchers tested cultures taken from surfaces, mostly doors from local businesses, less than 1.5 miles from six hospitals in Brooklyn, N.Y. They tested for cephalosporin resistance in Citrobacter freundii, E. coli and Enterobacter.
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