Measuring the effect of enhanced cleaning in a UK hospital: a prospective cross-over study

Background Increasing hospital-acquired infections have generated much attention over the last decade. There is evidence that hygienic cleaning has a role in the control of hospital-acquired infections. This study aimed to evaluate the potential impact of one additional cleaner by using microbiologi...

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Published in:	BMC medicine Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 28
Main Authors:	Dancer, Stephanie J, White, Liza F, Lamb, Jim, Girvan, E Kirsty, Robertson, Chris
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 08.06.2009 BioMed Central Ltd BMC
Subjects:	Bacterial Typing Techniques Biomedicine Cluster Analysis Colony Count, Microbial Control Cross infection Cross Infection - prevention & control Cross-Over Studies Economic aspects Environmental Microbiology Female Genotype Health aspects Hospitals Housekeeping, Hospital Humans Infection control Infection Control - methods Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - classification Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Methods Molecular Epidemiology Nosocomial infections Prospective Studies Research Article Risk factors Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control Staphylococcus aureus United Kingdom United Kingdom Routine Cleaning Clinical Equipment Blood Pressure Stand Cleaning Period PFGE Profile
ISSN:	1741-7015, 1741-7015
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