Hospital Rooms Crawling With Drug-Resistant Germs: Study

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It's great how you have found out about these deadly bacteria. Why not list the locations of these hospitals so we as citizens can avoid them? Or have them closed down till a complete scrub down can be done.

Ed of FL 6:06PM January 31, 2012

i agreee with the doctor ;)))

David of DE 10:21AM November 03, 2011

i cant believe a hospital would have this bacteria isnt that a sickness free place except for patients.... did a visitor bring this in? maybe they need to test if they are sick or not im scard of hoospitals now i am not supposed to be... so fix it please.

David of AL 10:19AM November 03, 2011

PHOENIX -- 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, among others. Even
more disturbing is the detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
Aureus (MRSA) on the remote control. MRSA is a leading cause of
infection and death in hospitals.
"...numbers clearly show the remote controls as having three times
greater levels of bacteria than any other site in the hospital room,"
said Dr. Gerba. "Five years ago, The Institute of Medicine called for a
national effort to make healthcare safe, especially for hospital
infections. If there are more bacteria on the remote control verses the
toilet bowl flusher, then we need to do a better job to offset infection
and deaths."
The Solution: ZAPLEX, a patented, disposable, antibacterial remote-control-cover,
currently in use at the Mayo Clinic.