The privacy curtains that separate care spaces in hospitals and clinics are frequently contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria, researchers said in Chicago this week.

The cubicle or privacy curtain has been a fixture in clinics, hospitals, and skilled-nursing facilities for decades. They serve a critical function in both maintaining patient and resident privacy and ...

Of the 13 privacy curtains placed during the study, 12 showed contamination with in a week. Virtually all privacy curtains tested – 41 out of 43 – were contaminated on at least one occasion.

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Without timely intervention, privacy curtains in hospitals can become breeding grounds for resistant bacteria, posing a threat to patient safety, according to new research.

A new study on hospital cleanliness revealed some troubling results about deadly drug-resistant bacteria lingering on bedside privacy curtains. Researchers from the University Hospital at the ...

Hospital privacy curtains are a breeding ground for potentially deadly superbugs. The curtains, which are frequently touched by patients, have been found to contain dangerous MRSA.

“We know that privacy curtains pose a high risk for cross-contamination because they are frequently touched but infrequently changed,” said lead study author Kevin Shek.

The privacy curtains that separate care spaces in hospitals and clinics are frequently contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria, according to a U.S. study.

The privacy curtains that separate care spaces in hospitals and clinics are frequently contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria, researchers said in Chicago this week.