Beyond the Hawthorne effect: reduction of Clostridium difficile environmental contamination through active intervention to improve cleaning practices.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 34(5): 524-6, 2013 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23571372
ABSTRACT
Education and passive observation resulted in a significant improvement in housekeeper disinfection of nontoxigenic Clostridium difficile spores artificially inoculated onto surfaces in C. difficile infection rooms. A further significant reduction occurred with direct supervision and real-time feedback, suggesting that optimal disinfection is achieved by working closely with housekeepers.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
2_ODS3
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personnel, Hospital
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Disinfection
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Equipment Contamination
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Housekeeping, Hospital
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article