Continuing performance feedback and use of the ultraviolet visible marker to assess cleaning compliance in the healthcare environment

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 166-172

  Trajtman, A N ^a,b   Manickam, K ^a,b,c   Macrae, M ^d   Bruning, N S ^a   Alfa, M J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b St Boniface Research Centre   (Canada)

^c Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Inc   (Canada)

^d ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Audit tools; Environmental cleaning; Housekeeping cleaning compliance; Infection control; Ultraviolet marker

Indexed keywords

MARKER; SOAP;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTAINER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SANITATION; SEAT; STAFF; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WARD;

DISINFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84878124152     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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