Evaluating accuracy of sampling strategies for fluorescent gel monitoring of patient room cleaning. (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rock, Clare; Small, Bryce A.; Hsu, Yea-Jen; Gurses, Ayse P.; Xie, Anping; Scheeler, Verna; Cummings, Stephanie; Trexler, Polly; Milstone, Aaron M.; Maragakis, Lisa L.; Cosgrove, Sara E.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 40:Number 7(2019)
• Page Start: 794
• Page End: 797
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.102
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: We compared the fluorescent gel removal rate using fewer high-touch surfaces (HTSs) and rooms and determined the optimum number of HTSs and rooms needed to ensure accuracy using 2, 942 HTSs in 228 rooms on 13 units. Randomly selecting 3 HTS in 2 rooms predicted the optimal removal rate.