A randomized, double-blind comparison of the effectiveness of environmental cleaning between infection control professionals and environmental service workers

The hospital environment is a reservoir for pathogens, and environmental service workers (ESWs) play an important role in infection prevention. A randomized, double-blind comparison was carried out in a 23-bed intensive care unit of a traditional Chinese medical-Western medical hospital. Aerobic col...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2015-03, Vol.43 (3), p.292-294
Main Authors: Xu, Hong, MM, Jin, Hui, MS, Zhao, Lan, MB, Wei, Xiaojun, RN, Hu, Liangen, MB, Shen, Linhai, MM, Wei, Lingya, MM, Xie, Lijun, RN, Kong, Qingxin, MS, Wang, Yinghong, MD, Ni, Xiaoping, MB
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bacteria, Aerobic - isolation & purification
China
Cleaning
Comparative analysis
Disease prevention
Disinfection - methods
Double-Blind Method
Environmental cleaning
Environmental Microbiology
Female
Health care–associated infections
Health Personnel
High-touch surfaces
Hospitals
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Intensive care
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Middle Aged
Pathogens
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Summary:The hospital environment is a reservoir for pathogens, and environmental service workers (ESWs) play an important role in infection prevention. A randomized, double-blind comparison was carried out in a 23-bed intensive care unit of a traditional Chinese medical-Western medical hospital. Aerobic colony counts (ACC) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were used to compare the effectiveness of environmental cleaning between infection control professionals and ESWs. The results suggest that high-touch surfaces around MRSA patients are often not sufficiently cleaned and are even cross-contaminated by ESWs after cleaning. Further educational intervention is needed for improvement of environmental cleaning.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.009