High-touch surfaces disinfection compliance in a COVID-19 intensive care unit

Copyright © 2022 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..

Environmental cleaning and disinfection are fundamental health care-associated infection prevention measures. This study aimed to evaluate the disinfection compliance of high-touch surfaces in a COVID-19-only intensive care unit, using a fluorescent marker. It was divided into 3 phases, baseline assessment, educational feedback, and post feedback. Disinfection compliance improved significantly from the first to the third phase, 14.3% to 51.4% (P < .001), respectively.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

American journal of infection control - 51(2023), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 469-471

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fram, Dayana Souza [VerfasserIn]
Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro, Rennan Martins [VerfasserIn]
Escudero, Daniela Vieira da Silva [VerfasserIn]
Alves, Jane Cristina Dias [VerfasserIn]
Macedo, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Diogo Boldim [VerfasserIn]
de Oliveira, Artur Henrique Vaz [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Rômulo Pereira [VerfasserIn]
Matias, Luciana de Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Maia, Morgana Menezes [VerfasserIn]
Freires, Fabricio Jocundo Calado [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Vanessa Marques [VerfasserIn]
de Almeida, Thiago Miranda Lopes [VerfasserIn]
Machado, Flavia Ribeiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Cross infection
Disinfection
Formative feedback
Guideline adherence
Implementation science
Journal Article

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Date Completed 04.04.2023

Date Revised 28.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ajic.2022.08.028

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM345923839