title: [The importance of adhesive dry mats for the reduction of germ spreading in hospitals (author's transl)].
abstract: Footwear of hospital staff present a distinct problem for transmission of different germs. According to literature references footmats of synthetic fibres or spun rayons, which are soaked with disinfectants generally do not lead to the required reduction of germs. They should not be used for the prevention of germ dissemination.--Antimicrobial adhesive mats are able to reduce the number of infectional bacteria from the soles of clean staff shoes to almost 50 percent of the former amount. In addition they kill the adhesive bacteria by an impregnated disinfectant.--With normal soiled shoes, however, the mats show a rapid descrease of adhesive capacity. Moreover such contaminated mats could develop into a source of bacteria.--Therefore, adhesive mats should only be used in areas of marked cleanliness. Also, from an economical point of view, the regular use of these mats can be propagated in these areas only.
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012775:Shoes; D013045:Species Specificity; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification
vernacular_title: Zur Bedeutung von Trockenfussmatten für die Verminderung der Keimverschleppung im Krankenhaus.