Warning: Your Computer Keyboard is Maybe Five Times Dirtier Than Your Toilet Seat
Sunday, May 4, 2008
So you think you office is clean? Nope. In fact your computer keyboard is maybe five times dirtier than your toilet seat, according to research.
LinkThe scientist swabbed 33 keyboards for food poisoning bugs e.coli, coliforms, staphylococcus aureus and enterobacteria and compared the results to those found on a lavatory seat and lavatory door handle.
Four of the keyboards were considered a potential health hazard and one was "condemned".
Two had "warning levels" of staphylococcus aureus and two others had "worryingly elevated" levels of coliforms and enterobacteria, "putting users at high risk of becoming ill from contact".
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