Abstract
The presence of pathogenic microbes on treatment tables is of concern when attempting infection
control in chiropractic treatment rooms. Efforts to keep treatment surfaces clean and even sterile
in many cases are common practice in hospitals but have only recently been a topic of research
in chiropractic.
The aim of this study was to survey the attitudes and current practices of the UJ chiropractic
students regarding treatment table disinfecting measures. A 12-question anonymous survey was
utilized in the study, and the responses were analyzed using SPSS 23.0. Ninety-five percent of
the students concurred that the chiropractic treatment tables might serve as a fomite and 93%
acknowledged the importance of disinfecting the treatment...