Evaluating accuracy of sampling strategies for fluorescent gel monitoring of patient room cleaning

Clare Rock; Bryce A. Small; Yea Jen Hsu; Ayse P. Gurses; Anping Xie; Verna Scheeler; Stephanie Cummings; Polly Trexler; Aaron M. Milstone; Lisa L. Maragakis; Sara E. Cosgrove

doi:10.1017/ice.2019.102

Evaluating accuracy of sampling strategies for fluorescent gel monitoring of patient room cleaning

Clare Rock, Bryce A. Small, Yea Jen Hsu, Ayse P. Gurses, Anping Xie, Verna Scheeler, Stephanie Cummings, Polly Trexler, Aaron M. Milstone, Lisa L. Maragakis, Sara E. Cosgrove

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	794-797
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume	40
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.102
State	Published - Jul 1 2019

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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