East Providence, Rhode Island-based Martins Maintenance provides top-to-bottom janitorial services that facilitate the elimination of workplace germs. Serving clients across Rhode Island and the United States, Martins Maintenance employs advanced Kaivac systems in spraying down and vacuuming bathrooms.
A National Public Radio article brought attention to a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology that surveyed the pathogens present in four San Diego State University bathrooms. The finding was that the dominant bacteria was fecal in origin and was most prevalent on toilet seats and soap dispensers.
The true human-generated survivor was Staphylococcus, which is common on the skin and in the nose, and relatively harmless on those surfaces. Unfortunately, when staph bacteria get into the bloodstream, infections can be extremely dangerous, with one type in particular, S. aureus, resistant to most antibiotics.
The positive news is that the live staph strains surveyed in the study were relatively harmless and tended to be of the skin-colonizing variety. The take-home message from the study was that good hygiene, such as hand washing, remains important in a public bathroom environment.
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