Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection.

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Enhanced disinfection leads to reduction of microbial contamination and a decrease in patient colonization and infection.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jul 31;:1-4

Authors: Rutala WA, Kanamori H, Gergen MF, Knelson LP, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Chen LF, Anderson DJ, Sexton DJ, Weber DJ, and the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program

Abstract
In this prospective study, we monitored 4 epidemiologically important pathogens (EIPs): methicillin-resistane Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), Clostridium difficile, and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter to assess the effectiveness of 3 enhanced disinfection strategies for terminal room disinfection against standard practice. Our data demonstrated that a decrease in room contamination with EIPs of 94% was associated with a 35% decrease in subsequent patient colonization and/or infection.

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