Surfaces - High touch or high risk?
From Infection Control Matters by Brett Mitchell
March 18, 2026 · 14 min · Season 4 · Episode 179
About this episode
Brett and Martin discuss the distinction between high touch and high risk surfaces in healthcare settings.
In this episode, Martin and Brett talk about what is a high risk and what is a high touch surface. Are they the same? The discussion is based on the following paper: Zheng et al (2025). “High-touch” surfaces are not always “high-risk” surfaces in ICU environment. Journal of hospital infection. https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(26)00079-4/fulltext
People in this episode
Host: Brett Mitchell
Guest: Martin
Topics covered
- infection control
- high touch surfaces
- high risk surfaces
- ICU environment
- hospital infection
Keywords
- infection control
- high touch surfaces
- high risk surfaces
- ICU
- hospital infection
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Journal of hospital infection
Books & works: High-touch surfaces are not always high-risk surfaces in ICU environment
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