New pilot study demonstrates that hand drying method
can have a significant impact on transmission
of microbes from hospital toilets to wards
Average levels of contamination 10-fold higher
following hand drying with jet air dryers
A pilot study to investigate whether microorganisms that remain present on poorly washed hands can be transferred beyond the washroom environment to clinical and patient areas has found that drying hands with paper towels as opposed to jet air dryers results in lower rates of virus contamination on hands and clothing. The consequences of these different rates of contamination remaining on hands after drying were measured by sampling a series of surfaces to determine the extent of transmission of a virus beyond the washroom.
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