The impact of enhanced cleaning within the intensive care unit on contamination of the near-patient environment with hospital pathogens: a randomized crossover study in critical care units in two hospitals.

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OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of enhanced cleaning of the near-patient environment on the isolation of hospital pathogens from the bed area and staff hands. DESIGN: Prospective randomized crossover study over the course of 1 yr. SETTING: Intensive care units at two teaching hospitals. PATIENTS: There were 1252 patients staying during enhanced cleaning and 1331 staying during standard cleaning. INTERVENTIONS: In each of six 2-month periods, one unit was randomly selected for additional ...

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Authors: Wilson, A; Smyth, D; Moore, G; Singleton, J; Jackson, R

• Journal: Critical care medicine
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 651-658
• Publication date: 2011-04-01
• DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e318206bc66
• EISSN: 1530-0293
• ISSN: 0090-3493
• Language: English
• Keywords: Hand Disinfection; Female; Adult; Middle Aged; Male; Clostridium difficile; Acinetobacter baumannii; Hospitals, Teaching; Intensive Care Units; Cross-Over Studies; Aged; Humans; Cross Infection; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Decontamination