Jet air dryers spread viruses and bacteria from unclean hands, study finds

Jet air hand dryers spread bacteria and viruses around public toilets and should not be used in hospitals, according to new research.Staphylococcus aureus, which causes a range of conditions including MRSA, was found three times more often on the surfaces of air dryers compared to paper towel dispensers during an international study, funded by the European Tissue Symposium.The dryer creates an "aerosol that contaminates the toilet room", said Mark Wilcox, professor of medical microbiology at the