2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.03.006
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Tackling contamination of the hospital environment by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): a comparison between conventional terminal cleaning and hydrogen peroxide vapour decontamination

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“…4 ' 5 The risk of nosocomial legionellosis is related to the proportion of distal sites that are positive for Legionella 6 ' 7 ; because only a small proportion of exposed patients is susceptible to low levels of contamination (their susceptibility is due to immunosuppression), the number of disseminating points is more important than the infective dose. 7 In the previous study by our group, the rate of isolation of Legionella species in hospital potable water systems (central water tanks together with distal sites) was associated with seasonality. 2 In the present study, which focused on faucets as distal sites and explored the relationship of the rate of isolation of Legionella to the rate of rainfall, the proportion of distal sites that were positive for Legionella species was inversely related to the rate of precipitation (Figure 2).…”
Section: And L Anisa)mentioning
confidence: 81%
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“…4 ' 5 The risk of nosocomial legionellosis is related to the proportion of distal sites that are positive for Legionella 6 ' 7 ; because only a small proportion of exposed patients is susceptible to low levels of contamination (their susceptibility is due to immunosuppression), the number of disseminating points is more important than the infective dose. 7 In the previous study by our group, the rate of isolation of Legionella species in hospital potable water systems (central water tanks together with distal sites) was associated with seasonality. 2 In the present study, which focused on faucets as distal sites and explored the relationship of the rate of isolation of Legionella to the rate of rainfall, the proportion of distal sites that were positive for Legionella species was inversely related to the rate of precipitation (Figure 2).…”
Section: And L Anisa)mentioning
confidence: 81%
“…5 However, it has been reported that such cleaning regimens are not always effective at removing MRSA from contaminated environmental surfaces. 6,7 The objective of this study was to examine the efficacy of daily level 2 cleaning (ie, environmental decontamination of a room or bed space, in which detergents are used to clean and 1% hypochlorite solution is used to disinfect the area) in eliminating MRSA from environmental sampling sites touched by MRSA-positive patients, their visitors, and/or the HCWs providing their care. The study was carried out between April 2006 and March 2007 in the 8-bed ICU at Antrim Area Hospital, a 426-bed general teaching hospital in Northern Ireland.…”
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“…This is important data, since MRSA has already been isolated from hospital beds (7,9). Nevertheless, the isolation frequency of CoNS from different sources was very similar, showing that perhaps these strains have become adapted to both colonization in humans carriers, as well as in beds.…”
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“…Workers in transient-or persistently colonized health sectors can transmit MRSA to patients (1); hospital beds may constitute an additional risk factor for such infections (7,9).…”
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“…Studies have demonstrated that these antimicrobial-resistant pathogens can persist on room surfaces even after discharge cleaning. 58,59 Goodman et al 60 have recently shown that increasing the volume of disinfectant applied to environmental surfaces, providing education for environmental services staff, and instituting feedback regarding the adequacy of discharge cleaning, reduced the frequency of MRSA contamination. 60 Indeed, studies have shown that environmental cleaning education and surveillance reduces levels of environmental contamination with multi-resistant pathogens.…”
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confidence: 99%