Patient environment microbial burden reduction: a pilot study comparison of 2 terminal cleaning methods.

Autor: Schmidt MG; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA., Anderson T, Attaway HH 3rd, Fairey S, Kennedy C, Salgado CD
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of infection control [Am J Infect Control] 2012 Aug; Vol. 40 (6), pp. 559-61. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Oct 05.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.07.013
Abstrakt: Effective cleaning of the patient environment has been advocated to reduce the risk for nosocomial infection. This pilot study compared 2 terminal cleaning methods, a traditional method in which a disinfectant was applied with a wetted cloth and an alternative method in which the disinfectant was applied using the PureMist system (PureCart Systems, Green Bay, WI). There was no difference in effectiveness, with a mean relative reduction of microbial burden of 84% for the traditional method versus 88% for the PureMist method.
(Copyright © 2012 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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