title: Daily disinfection of high-touch surfaces in isolation rooms to reduce contamination of healthcare workers' hands.
abstract: In a randomized nonblinded trial, we demonstrated that daily disinfection of high-touch surfaces in rooms of patients with Clostridium difficile infection and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization reduced acquisition of the pathogens on hands after contacting high-touch surfaces and reduced contamination of hands of healthcare workers caring for the patients.
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Sirisha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundrapu
authors.forename: Venkata
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sunkesula
authors.forename: Lucy A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jury
authors.forename: Brett M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Sitzlar
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000592:standards*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009820:Ohio; D010356:Patient Isolation; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control