Carpeting in hospitals also has fallen out of favor with some infection-control experts. A hospital is not a home. It's an institution to give medical care. We're not fooling the patients. Washing hands is still a highly effective way to control infection, he says.
Hands are still the most lethal weapons in the hospital.
Even with fabric-covered furniture, you can prevent patients from getting VRE just by covering the furniture with a sheet. What To Do To find out more about the medical world's war against superbugs, check information from the Mayo Clinic . And for more on why it's so important to wash your hands, visit the CDC online.