Hospital wipes 'spreading MRSA'

Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Some types of anti-bacterial wipes used by hospital staff to clean surfaces could be helping to spread bacteria, researchers say.

The Welsh School of Pharmacy found that MRSA survived on the wipe, and then contaminated everything it touched.

The team said staff should throw away wipes after cleaning just one surface.

An infection-control specialist said killing bacteria instantly was not as vital as the need to tackle the dirt and debris on which they thrived. the rest image