The Influence Of Different Footwear On Floor Contamination

The influence of different footwear on floor contamination.

The influence of different footwear on floor contamination. The contamination of a floor due to walking was about 16 times higher than contamination of the floor due to sedimentation only measured with impression plates. The contamination of a floor due to walking was about 16 times higher than contamination of the floor due to sedimentation only measured with impression plates. The influence of different footwear on floor. Importance of floor contamination as a source of airborne bacteria.

The importance of walking as a source of floor contamination and the influence of different footwear routines on floor contamination was evaluated. The analysis of variance results indicated that the footwear material floor contamination conditions and groove width were all significant p 0 0001 factors affecting the measured cof. Scand j infect dis 11 3 243 246. Hambraeus a malmborg as.

Both dry and wet contamination agents are considered. However investigators did not specify shoe cleaning methods nor was the level of shoe contamination determined before or after cleaning. Nagai i kadota m takechi m et al. Ward floors and other surfaces as reservoirs of hospital infection.

Traction of shoes across different floorings and different contaminants the traction or acof were correlated for certain cases when changing both the floor and contaminant conditions table 3. Floor contamination would not be affected if the shoe cleaning method was ineffective. The influence of different footwear on floor bacterial counts. The journal of hygiene 01 apr.

Cleaned shoes did not reduce floor contamination hambraeus and malmborg 1979. The contamination of a floor due to walking was. No significant difference in floor contamination could be seen with different footwear ordinary shoes clean shoes shoe covers. Studies on the mode of bacterial contamination of an operating theatre corridor floor.

Acof estimated with ref vinyl and any contaminant exhibited generally low correlation with acof of the other vinyl when the contaminant was also. The contamination of a floor due to walking was about 16 times higher than contamination of the floor due to sedimentation only measured with impression plates. Hambraeus a bengtsson s laurell g. The importance of walking as a source of floor contamination and the influence of different footwear routines on floor contamination was evaluated.

Hambraeus a malmborg as. Ceramics concrete and granite tiles are tested. Slips and falls can happen in any part of the flat or home but is more common on stairs and in the kitchens and bathrooms.