title: Comparison of floor sanitation methods.
abstract: Two methods for cleaning waxed polyvinylchloride and porcelain grès hospital room floors were compared in order to determine their decontamination capacity: dry wiping followed by damp washing, and damp washing followed by dry wiping. Dry wiping followed by damp washing did not produce any significant reduction in the average bacterial load. However, damp washing followed by dry wiping reduced the bacterial load for both types of flooring. The difference was statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia, Sez. Anatomia Comparata, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Lorenzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Finzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parmiggiani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cugini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cacciari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salvatorelli
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D003902:Detergents; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012499:Sanitation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents