But gram negative rods which are pathogenic in the vast majority of cases represented the greatest threat.
How many germs are on a bathroom door handle.
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The soap dispenser turned up a majority of gram positive rods which again are.
Unfortunately more harmful bacteria also had a sizeable presence.
So having a hand sanitizer available after you touch that bathroom door might just stop the bacteria from getting in.
It takes just one person who doesn t wash his or her hands to leave some germs hanging around to get passed on and spread diseases.
Interestingly enough the toilet handle barely had a trace of germs on its surface.
Public toilets and the toilets at your work are two places.
The thought of touching a door handle in a public restroom is cringe inducing.
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That means everything you put on your bathroom surface is going to pick up bacteria.
Use disinfectant spray or wipes on faucets toilet flushers cupboard handles doorknobs shower door handles and any other area that you touch.
Traditional grocery store shopping carts have 361 times more bacteria than a bathroom door knob.
Door handles in locations where elderly people or immune compromised people frequent should be cleaned frequently.
In fact pathogenic gram positive cocci made up 100 percent of the germ content of both the door lock and toilet seat.
A budget grocery store cart has 8 112 bacteria colonies per square inch while a toilet handle only has 30 bacteria colonies per square inch.
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There are sometimes up to 229 000 germs per square inch on the handles of frequently used faucets.
Bathroom door handles are actually one of the least germy surfaces in the bathroom.
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So it is recommended you keep your make up out.
A bathroom counter top is home to 452 bacteria per square inch.
Some dispensers can harbor up to 50 times more bacteria than the average public restroom toilet seat.
Then an unsuspecting person uses the bathroom and after washing their hands they open the door to leave and the germs on the door handle finds a new home on their hands.