Microbial Assessment of Health Care-Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection.
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Kanamori, H; Rutala, WA; Gergen, MF; Sickbert-Bennett, EE; Knelson, LP; Anderson, DJ; Sexton, DJ; Weber, DJ
Published in: Open Forum Infect Dis
February 2021
We examined the microbial burden on hospital room environmental sites after standard (quaternary ammonium [Quat]) or enhanced disinfection (quat/ultraviolet light [UV-C], bleach, or bleach/UV-C). An enhanced terminal room disinfection reduced the microbial burden of epidemiologically important pathogens on high-touch surfaces in patient rooms, especially sites around the bed, better than standard room disinfection.
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Open Forum Infect Dis
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ISSN
2328-8957
Publication Date
February 2021
Volume
8
Issue
2
Start / End Page
ofab008
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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Kanamori, H., Rutala, W. A., Gergen, M. F., Sickbert-Bennett, E. E., Knelson, L. P., Anderson, D. J., … Weber, D. J. (2021). Microbial Assessment of Health Care-Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection. Open Forum Infect Dis, 8(2), ofab008. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab008
Kanamori, Hajime, William A. Rutala, Maria F. Gergen, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, Lauren P. Knelson, Deverick J. Anderson, Daniel J. Sexton, and David J. Weber. “Microbial Assessment of Health Care-Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection.” Open Forum Infect Dis 8, no. 2 (February 2021): ofab008. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab008.
Kanamori H, Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Knelson LP, Anderson DJ, et al. Microbial Assessment of Health Care-Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Feb;8(2):ofab008.
Kanamori, Hajime, et al. “Microbial Assessment of Health Care-Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection.” Open Forum Infect Dis, vol. 8, no. 2, Feb. 2021, p. ofab008. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab008.
Kanamori H, Rutala WA, Gergen MF, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Knelson LP, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Weber DJ. Microbial Assessment of Health Care-Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Feb;8(2):ofab008.
Published In
Open Forum Infect Dis
DOI
ISSN
2328-8957
Publication Date
February 2021
Volume
8
Issue
2
Start / End Page
ofab008
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences