title: Diagnostic assessment of different environmental cleaning monitoring methods.
abstract: In a simultaneous assessment of 250 environmental surfaces after terminal cleaning using aerobic cultures as a gold standard, both fluorescent marker and an adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay system demonstrated better diagnosticity compared with subjective visual inspection. These results support the use of these environmental monitoring systems in the health care setting.
authors: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Luick
authors: Paul A
authors: PA
authors: Thompson
authors: Mark H
authors: MH
authors: Loock
authors: Sheree L
authors: SL
authors: Vetter
authors: Joan
authors: J
authors: Cook
authors: Dubert M
authors: DM
authors: Guerrero
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate
keywords: ATP bioluminescence; Environmental disinfection; Fluorescent dye