A study by the University of Leeds suggests that air dryers may be unsuitable for use in healthcare settings, as they may facilitate microbial crosscontamination via airborne dissemination to the environment or bathroom visitors.1
The study designed and led by expert medical microbiologist Professor Mark Wilcox, University of Leeds, recently published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, was presented at the Healthcare Infection Society International Conference in Lyon on 18 November 2014.
The study concluded that jet air and warm air hand driers have a greater potential to contaminate washrooms by spreading bacteria into the air and onto users and bystanders.
Key findings included:
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