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

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• 作者：Michael G. Schmidt ; Teri Anderson ; Hubert H. Attaway III ; Sarah Fairey ; Carl Kennedy ; Cass ; ra D. Salgado
• 关键词：Environmental cleaning ; Environmental contamination
• 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：August, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：40
• 期：6
• 页码：559-561
• 全文大小：104 K

文摘

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.