Table 3 Products and surfaces tested in the environmental culture

Common area

Touchpad on automatic door

1

Patient’s area

Handle of a shared refrigerator

1

Blood pressure cuff

1

Side rails of beds

1

Tables in beds

1

Patient monitoring system

1

Call button on the bed

1

Gel for ultrasonography beside the bed

4

Hand sanitizer beside the bed

4

Faucet

2

Toilet seat lid

2

Toilet button surface

2

Faucet on the bidet

2

Water in the bidet

2

Bidet dryer nozzle

2

Basin surface

2

Bathroom scales

2

Healthcare personnel’s area

Sink surface

1

Faucet

1

Water soap

1

Computer keyboard table

1

Computer mouse surface

1

Infusion pump surface

1

Environmental disinfectants

1

Surface above the unit dosage system cart

1

Injection tray

1

Probe on an ultrasonography

1

Testing healthcare workers’ hand

Nurse

3

Doctor

2

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