Assessment of disinfection of hospital surfaces using different monitoring methods

Autor: Aires Garcia dos Santos Junior, Adriano Menis Ferreira, Denise de Andrade, Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Almeida, Marcelo Alessandro Rigotti, Odanir Garcia Guerra
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
instacron:USP
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 466-474 (2015)
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Volume: 23, Issue: 3, Pages: 466-474, Published: JUN 2015
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
ISSN: 1518-8345
DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.0094.2577
Popis: OBJECTIVE: to assess the efficiency of cleaning/disinfection of surfaces of an Intensive Care Unit.METHOD: descriptive-exploratory study with quantitative approach conducted over the course of four weeks. Visual inspection, bioluminescence adenosine triphosphate and microbiological indicators were used to indicate cleanliness/disinfection. Five surfaces (bed rails, bedside tables, infusion pumps, nurses' counter, and medical prescription table) were assessed before and after the use of rubbing alcohol at 70% (w/v), totaling 160 samples for each method. Non-parametric tests were used considering statistically significant differences at p
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