Cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nursing staff

Increased attention has been focused on disinfection by housekeepers, but few data are available on disinfection of equipment by nurses. We used adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assays and aerobic cultures to assess the cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nurses between ea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2011-09, Vol.39 (7), p.602-604
Hauptverfasser:	Havill, Nancy L., MT (ASCP), Havill, Heather L., BA, Mangione, Elise, BS, Dumigan, Diane G., BSN, RN, CIC, Boyce, John M., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenosine triphosphatase Adenosine Triphosphate adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay ATP Biological and medical sciences cleaning colony count Colony Count, Microbial Disease control Disinfectants - pharmacology disinfection Disinfection & disinfectants Disinfection - methods Durable Medical Equipment - microbiology Epidemiology. Vaccinations Equipment Contamination - prevention & control General aspects Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data Housekeeping Housekeeping, Hospital - methods Housekeeping, Hospital - standards Humans Infection Control infection control methods infection control standards Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Luminescent Measurements - methods Medical equipment Medical sciences microbial Nurses Nursing Staff - education
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Zusammenfassung:	Increased attention has been focused on disinfection by housekeepers, but few data are available on disinfection of equipment by nurses. We used adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assays and aerobic cultures to assess the cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nurses between each patient use. We found that the equipment was not being disinfected as per protocol and that education and feedback to nursing are warranted to improve disinfection of medical equipment.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.030