Perioperative Bacterial Contamination from Patients on Contact Precaution in Operating Room Environment

Abstract

Abstract We investigated the microbial burden on the operating room environment when patients on contact precautions for a multidrug-resistant pathogen received surgery. Our study demonstrated that the perioperative environment was contaminated with aerobic bacteria and MRSA after surgery, and that MRSA persisted environmentally even after cleaning/disinfection, highlighting the need for meticulous cleaning/disinfection in the perioperative environment.