Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection.
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Rutala, WA; Kanamori, H; Gergen, MF; Knelson, LP; Sickbert-Bennett, EE; Chen, LF; Anderson, DJ; Sexton, DJ; Weber, DJ ...
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
September 2018
In this prospective study, we monitored 4 epidemiologically important pathogens (EIPs): methicillin-resistane Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Clostridium difficile, and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter to assess the effectiveness of 3 enhanced disinfection strategies for terminal room disinfection against standard practice. Our data demonstrated that a decrease in room contamination with EIPs of 94% was associated with a 35% decrease in subsequent patient colonization and/or infection.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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1559-6834
Publication Date
September 2018
Volume
39
Issue
9
Start / End Page
1118 / 1121
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
- United States
- Ultraviolet Rays
- Prospective Studies
- Patients' Rooms
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Humans
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Disinfection
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Rutala, W. A., Kanamori, H., Gergen, M. F., Knelson, L. P., Sickbert-Bennett, E. E., Chen, L. F., … and the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program, . (2018). Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 39(9), 1118–1121. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.165
Rutala, William A., Hajime Kanamori, Maria F. Gergen, Lauren P. Knelson, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, Luke F. Chen, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, David J. Weber, and David J. and the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. “Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 39, no. 9 (September 2018): 1118–21. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.165.
Rutala WA, Kanamori H, Gergen MF, Knelson LP, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Chen LF, et al. Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Sep;39(9):1118–21.
Rutala, William A., et al. “Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 39, no. 9, Sept. 2018, pp. 1118–21. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/ice.2018.165.
Rutala WA, Kanamori H, Gergen MF, Knelson LP, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Chen LF, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Weber DJ, and the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Sep;39(9):1118–1121.
Published In
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
DOI
EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
September 2018
Volume
39
Issue
9
Start / End Page
1118 / 1121
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
- United States
- Ultraviolet Rays
- Prospective Studies
- Patients' Rooms
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Humans
- Epidemiology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Disinfection