Dipping into the Clostridium difficile pool: Are alcohol-based dispensers fomites for C difficile ?

The purpose of this study was to evaluate alcohol-based dispensers as potential fomites for Clostridium difficile . A convenience sample of 120 alcohol-based dispensers was evaluated for the presence of C difficile either by culture or polymerase chain reaction for C difficile toxin. The results dem...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2017-11, Vol.45 (11), p.1279-1280
Main Authors: Hall, James A., DO, Keul, Ryan R., PharmD, Shanks, Justin D., PharmD, Fader, Robert, PhD, Herrington, Jon D., PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile - genetics
Clostridium difficile - growth & development
Clostridium Infections - epidemiology
Clostridium Infections - etiology
Clostridium Infections - microbiology
Cross Infection - etiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Equipment Contamination
Fomites
Fomites - microbiology
Fomites - statistics & numerical data
Hand Sanitizers - adverse effects
Health care workers
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Observational Studies as Topic
Spores
Toxin
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to evaluate alcohol-based dispensers as potential fomites for Clostridium difficile . A convenience sample of 120 alcohol-based dispensers was evaluated for the presence of C difficile either by culture or polymerase chain reaction for C difficile toxin. The results demonstrated that C difficile was not cultured, and C difficile toxin was not detected using polymerase chain reaction; however, gram-positive rods, Clostridium perfringens , Pantoea agglomerans , coagulase-negative Staphylococcus , Peptostreptococcus , Bacillus spp, and microaerophilic Streptococcus were present within the overflow basins of the alcohol-based dispensers.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.04.284