Implementation of hospital-wide enhanced terminal cleaning of targeted patient rooms and its impact on endemic Clostridium difficile infection rates

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 537-541

  Manian, Farrin A ^a   Griesnauer, Sandra ^a   Bryant, Alex ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Environment; Hydrogen peroxide vapor

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION RATE; PATIENT CARE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAPOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84878850993     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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