The Impact of Microbial Surveys on Disinfection Protocols in a Chiropractic College Environment

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview for manual therapists

“…Research efforts have focused on the importance of treatment table and hand hygiene [15][16][17][18] and risk reduction in athletic environments, [19][20][21] and one article 22 has discussed the rising importance of MRSA for physical therapists. However, we did not find any articles that provided a clinically oriented practical overview of this topic for manual therapists and believe that this is the first such article.…”

A proposed protocol for hand and table sanitizing in chiropractic clinics and education institutions

“…14 In addition, one presentation at the 2008 Association of Chiropractic College's Research Agenda Conference was made on the topic of microbes on treatment tables along with a successful surveillance system and management effort to reduce risks. 9 The above referenced literature is reviewed in the Discussion section below.…”

“…Their efforts were successful in reducing the number of tables with MRSA and other pathogenic microbes present on the surface. 9 Attitudes and current behaviors Evans and Breshears 13 surveyed students in a chiropractic college regarding their attitudes, beliefs, and current practices on hand sanitizing/hand washing and table disinfection. Of 731 students eligible, 481 completed the survey.…”

“…[5][6][7][8][9] Hand hygiene and proper surface sanitizing are known to reduce the spread of pathogenic microbes in health care settings as well as reduce the presence of surface pathogens on treatment tables. 5,7,[9][10][11][12] The purpose of this article is to present a proposed guideline for hand and treatment table surface sanitizing for the chiropractic profession that is evidence-based and can easily be adopted by teaching institutions and doctors in the field.…”

Hand Hygiene and Treatment Table Sanitizing in Chiropractic Teaching Institutions: Results of an Education Intervention to Increase Compliance

“…13 Investigations of treatment table surfaces in chiropractic teaching clinics have shown pathogenic microbes in multiple teaching clinics within the United States. [14][15][16][17][18] Attitudes and current practices of students and interns have been assessed in at least 2 teaching institutions with indications that additional education is needed. 19,20 In most cases, table sanitizing was reportedly not being performed because nothing was available with which to sanitize the table and no protocols or policies were in effect to guide such a process.…”