Microbial Assessment of Health Care–Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection

We examined the microbial burden on hospital room environmental sites after standard (quaternary ammonium [Quat]) or enhanced disinfection (quat/ultraviolet light [UV-C], bleach, or bleach/UV-C). An enhanced terminal room disinfection reduced the microbial burden of epidemiologically important patho...

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Autores principales: Kanamori, Hajime, Rutala, William A, Gergen, Maria F, Sickbert-Bennett, Emily E, Knelson, Lauren P, Anderson, Deverick J, Sexton, Daniel J, Weber, David J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7863860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33575427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab008
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Sumario:We examined the microbial burden on hospital room environmental sites after standard (quaternary ammonium [Quat]) or enhanced disinfection (quat/ultraviolet light [UV-C], bleach, or bleach/UV-C). An enhanced terminal room disinfection reduced the microbial burden of epidemiologically important pathogens on high-touch surfaces in patient rooms, especially sites around the bed, better than standard room disinfection.

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