Applying ATP bioluminescence to design and evaluate a successful new intensive care unit cleaning programme. Issue 4 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chan, M.-C.; Lin, T.-Y.; Chiu, Y.-H.; Huang, T.-F.; Chiu, S.-K.; Liu, T.-L.; Hung, P.-S.; Chang, C.-M.; Lin, J.-C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of hospital infection. Volume 90:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 344
• Page End: 346
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Cross infection -- Periodicals; Cross infection -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.04.008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-6701

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author" id="abs0010"> <title id="sectitle0010">Summary</title> <sec> <p id="abspara0010">This was a two-phase prospective intervention study in the cardiology intensive care unit (CICU) and medical intensive care unit (MICU) and of a public 1800-bed medical centre in Taiwan. In phase I, cleaning efficacy was monitored by ATP bioluminescence after daily morning cleaning, and only 43.9% of 221 tested surfaces passed. The baseline data were used to define an intervention consisting of a new cleaning protocol as well as a new education/training programme. In phase II, following the intervention, 88.1% of 270 surfaces were found to be clean. The combined infection rate in the CICU and MICU showed a statistically significant decrease of 49.7%.</p> </sec> </abstract>