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

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 651-658

  Wilson, A Peter R ^a   Smyth, Deborah ^a   Moore, Ginny ^a   Singleton, Julie ^a   Jackson, Richard ^a   Gant, Vanya ^a   Jeanes, Annette ^a   Shaw, Steven ^b   James, Edward ^b   Cooper, Ben ^c   Kafatos, George ^c   Cookson, Barry ^c   Singer, Mervyn ^d   Bellingan, Geoffrey ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biocide; cleaning; hand hygiene; hospital acquired infection; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; microfiber

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 79953177812     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318206bc66     Document Type: Article

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