Microbial Assessment of Health Care–Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection | Zendy

Hajime Kanamori | Zendy; William A. Rutala | Zendy; Maria F. Gergen | Zendy; Emily Sickbert-Bennett | Zendy; Lauren P. Knelson | Zendy; Deverick J. Anderson | Zendy; Daniel J. Sexton | Zendy; David J. Weber | Zendy

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Microbial Assessment of Health Care–Associated Pathogens on Various Environmental Sites in Patient Rooms After Terminal Room Disinfection

Author(s) -

Hajime Kanamori,

William A. Rutala,

Maria F. Gergen,

Emily Sickbert-Bennett,

Lauren P. Knelson,

Deverick J. Anderson,

Daniel J. Sexton,

David J. Weber

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab008

Subject(s) - bleach , medicine , terminal (telecommunication) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , telecommunications , chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science

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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