Scissors: a potential source of nosocomial infection

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
John M EmbilDaryl Hoban

Abstract

This point-prevalence survey of healthcare workers' scissors demonstrates that of 232 scissors sampled, 182 (78.4%) were colonized with bacteria. The scissors of nurses and those for communal use were most frequently contaminated. Cleaning of scissors occurred infrequently, but wiping scissors with an alcohol swab effectively disinfected them. The suspicion that scissors may harbor and potentially transmit microorganisms, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria, has been confirmed.

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