Monday, February 14, 2011

Elevator buttons than the toilet lid also dirty 40 times

If you have to take the stairs, Elevator can pay attention! recently, according to the United Kingdom media reports, the study found that the elevator button is a bacterial source.

For hotels, restaurants, banks, offices and airport survey found that the elevator button per square centimeter has 313 a bacterial communities, public toilet toilet lid 40 times the number of bacteria! and gather the elevator button for bacteria also including Escherichia coli, salmonella, and other pathogens.

Preside over this study antibacterial technology company of the global Europe Branch of Dr. Nicholas · Moon said: "in a heavy pedestrian traffic to and from the building, the elevator button for each hour will come into contact with dozens of bacteria. "Even if maintains cleanliness staff constantly clean, there are still many bacteria. "The best protection is out of the elevator, the first with SOAP and then eat. ”

In addition, the epidemic seasons such as autumn and winter in particular, note that the best paper pad to touch a button or a handrail.

The children take the lift, parents should rarely let them touch elevator buttons or armrest. Necessary to remind, hospital elevator buttons or handrails bacteria more, its pathogens and antimicrobial resistance are higher, in addition to the hospital to timely disinfection, after touching the elevator must wash their hands in a timely manner.

The life and times "(2009-10-01, no. 03)

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