eMJA: Adhesive tape in the health care setting: another high-risk fomite?

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Adhesive tape in the health care setting: another high-risk fomite?

Patrick N A Harris, Chris Ashhurst-Smith, Sandy J Berenger, Alison Shoobert and John K Ferguson

MJA 2012; 196 (1): 34
doi: 10.5694/mja11.11211

To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Pinto and colleagues regarding colonisation of reusable tourniquets by multiresistant organisms (MROs).1 We highlight that surgical adhesive tape also has the potential to act as a significant fomite in health care settings.

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