Muirhead, E, Dancer, SJ, King, M-F orcid.org/0000-0001-7010-476X et al. (1 more author) (2017) Novel Technology for Door Handle Design. Journal of Hospital Infection, 97 (4). pp. 433-434. ISSN 0195-6701
Abstract
We note the recent article on ‘The potential of alcohol release doorplates to reduce surface contamination during hand contact’ in the Journal of Hospital Infection [1]. We agree that reducing microbial contamination of frequently touched door surfaces and bacterial transfer via hands could feasibly reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) [1–3]. We recently examined a novel prototype door handle with precisely the same intention. This door handle is steel-framed and vertically aligned with the hand-grip portion encased by a specially prepared surface material (Figure 1).
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2017 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Hospital Infection. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Hospital-acquired infection; hospital environment; hand hygiene; bacterial transmission; hand-touch sites; environmental contamination |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2017 14:13 |
Last Modified: | 19 Sep 2018 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.09.013 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:121559 |