Daily disinfection of high-touch surfaces in isolation rooms to reduce contamination of healthcare workers' hands

In a randomized nonblinded trial, we demonstrated that daily disinfection of high-touch surfaces in rooms of patients with Clostridium difficile infection and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization reduced acquisition of the pathogens on hands after contacting high-touch surfaces a...

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Published inInfection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 33; no. 10; p. 1039
Main Authors Kundrapu, Sirisha, Sunkesula, Venkata, Jury, Lucy A, Sitzlar, Brett M, Donskey, Curtis J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2012
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Aged
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections - prevention & control
Disinfection - methods
Disinfection - statistics & numerical data
Hand Hygiene - standards
Health Personnel
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Ohio
Patient Isolation
Patients' Rooms
Prospective Studies
Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control
Ohio
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Summary:In a randomized nonblinded trial, we demonstrated that daily disinfection of high-touch surfaces in rooms of patients with Clostridium difficile infection and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization reduced acquisition of the pathogens on hands after contacting high-touch surfaces and reduced contamination of hands of healthcare workers caring for the patients.
ISSN:1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/667730