MRSA Notes

Whoa! This is a little eye-opening!
All Headline News - Study Shows Remote Control Holds More Bacteria Than Toilet Bowl Handle - October 19, 2005
Phoenix, AZ (AHN) A new study by University of Arizona Microbiology Professor Chuck Gerba - “The Germ Doctor” - ranks the TV remote control as the highest carrier of bacteria in a patient’s hospital room compared to the toilet bowl handle, bathroom door and call buttons.

Even more disturbing is the detection of Methicillin-Resistent Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) on the remote control. As antibiotic- resistant bacteria, MRSA is a leading cause of infection and death in hospitals.

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