Utilization and impact of a pulsed-xenon ultraviolet room disinfection system and multidisciplinary care team on Clostridium difficile in a long-term acute care facility

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1350-1353

  Miller, Renee ^a   Simmons, Sarah ^b   Dale, Charles ^b   Stachowiak, Julie ^b   Stibich, Mark ^b  

^a Miller Consulting   (United States)

^b Xenex Disinfection Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Long term care; Multidisciplinary teams; No touch disinfection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLEANING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISINFECTION SYSTEM; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; PULSED XENON ULTRAVIOLET ROOM DISINFECTION SYSTEM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

XENON;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; XENON;

EID: 84941254798     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.07.029     Document Type: Article

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