title: Patient environment microbial burden reduction: a pilot study comparison of 2 terminal cleaning methods.
abstract: Effective cleaning of the patient environment has been advocated to reduce the risk for nosocomial infection. This pilot study compared 2 terminal cleaning methods, a traditional method in which a disinfectant was applied with a wetted cloth and an alternative method in which the disinfectant was applied using the PureMist system (PureCart Systems, Green Bay, WI). There was no difference in effectiveness, with a mean relative reduction of microbial burden of 84% for the traditional method versus 88% for the PureMist method.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors: Michael G
authors: MG
authors: Schmidt
authors: Teri
authors: T
authors: Anderson
authors: Hubert H
authors: HH
authors: Attaway
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Fairey
authors: Carl
authors: C
authors: Kennedy
authors: Cassandra D
authors: CD
authors: Salgado
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects