Making Pathogens Visible: A Fluorescent Marker Used as a Feedback Training Tool to Improve Cleaning of Shared Portable Medical Equipment

In hospitals, a variety of re-useable equipment are in contact with multiple patients each day. Pathogens can contaminate equipment surfaces. While equipment should be wiped down with disinfectant between each use, such cleaning has not been reliably incorporated into hospital practices. To raise aw...

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Published inAmerican journal of infection control Vol. 44; no. 6; p. S36
Main Authors Snyder, Rahn, RN, CIC, Gundermann, Ruth, BSN, RN, Attia, Fibi, MD, MPH, CIC, Shifflet, Vicki, RN-BC, BSN, Winters, Amber, MBA, Mincemoyer, Scott, RN, MSN, Whitener, Cynthia, MD, Julian, Kathleen G., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Mosby-Year Book, Inc 01.06.2016
Subjects
Disinfection & disinfectants
Hospitals
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Medical equipment
Nosocomial infections
Pathogens
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Summary:In hospitals, a variety of re-useable equipment are in contact with multiple patients each day. Pathogens can contaminate equipment surfaces. While equipment should be wiped down with disinfectant between each use, such cleaning has not been reliably incorporated into hospital practices. To raise awareness, an invisible fluorescent ink is in use in an interventional study at our hospital to promote equipment cleaning.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.031