Contamination of hospital curtains with healthcare-associated pathogens.

In a culture survey, it was found that 42% of hospital privacy curtains were contaminated with vancomycin-resistant enterococci, 22% with Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and 4% with C. difficile. Hand imprint cultures demonstrated that these pathogens were easily acquired on hands. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:1074–76.