Table 2.

Reported Areas of Contamination in the Radiology Department (RD) Needs Full Forms of MRSA, VRE, and C diff

Location	Susceptible Places	Causative Organisms	Reference
General usage areas	•Sink/scrub areas/soap dispenser, floors, doors •Patient transport equipment (wheelchairs/trolleys),Roller/spinal transfer boards •Patient beds/bed railings	•Klebsiella species •MRSA, VRE, Staphylococcus species. • Acinetobacter baumannii	•Russotto et al (2015) [29] •Catalano et al (1999) [30]
Patient waiting area	•Chairs/water fountains	•Staphylococcus species	•Rutala et al (2006) [31]
Imaging suite	•X-ray machine touch screen •ECG leads •Radioactivity decay box •Syringe, Imaging bed, straps, collimator, patient transfer device/injection chair	•Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa •Corynebacterium, Bacilli, Streptococcus viridans, • Haemophilus	•Levin et al (2009) [23] •Lestari et al (2013) [32]
Radiology equipment	•Imaging equipment gantry control panel/surfaces •X-ray cassettes •Portable ultrasound/probes/gel •MRI bore/coils •Multiphase CT	•Staphylococcus species, MRSA •Staphylococcus, bacilli sp •Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA •MRSA	•Giacometti (2014) [33] •Shelly (2011) [34]
Medical devices	•Catheter/central line/ventilator/shunts/IV lines	•Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, diphtheroids	•Morrison et al (2016) [35]
Reporting areas	•Computer screens, mouse, headphones	•Staphylococcus species Acinetobacter baumannii	•Duszak (2014) [27]
Radio pharmacy/Injection site	•Laboratory coats/flow cabinet/Geiger counters/radiographic markers/CT contrast/pump injector/adhesive tape •Lead aprons	•Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus • Acinetobacter baumannii •S. Epidermidis	•Buerke et al (2011) [36]
Conference room	•Computer/projector/charts	•Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeroginosa	•Teng et al (2009) [37]
Interventional radiology suite	•Equipment trolley, Anesthesia and patient monitoring equipment, Lead shielding/clothing/aprons	•Staphylococcus species, diphtheroid, bacilli, fungi spores	•Baffroy-Fayard (2002) [38]
Waste removal areas	•Sharp bins/waste disposal bins/recycling bins	•Vibrio cholera and other species	•Sozzi (2015) [39]

MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; CT, computerized tomography; ECG, electrocardiogram; VRE, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.