'Who's responsible?": Lack of hospital equipment cleaning a deadly problem

Professor Brett Mitchell's study found strong evidence that cleaning shared hospital equipment can save lives. Picture supplied

A lack of cleaning of shared equipment in public hospitals is causing infections that would lead to complications and deaths, a prominent Lake Macquarie academic says.

Professor Brett Mitchell oversaw a study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal this week, that found "strong evidence that cleaning can save lives".