Bioaerosol deposition in single and two-bed hospital rooms: A numerical andexperimental study
2013
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Author(s): King, M.-F., Noakes, C. J., Sleigh, P. A., Camargo-Valero, M. A.
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The relationship between patients' perception of care and measures of hospital quality and safety
2010
Health Services Research
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 45
Pages 1024-40
Author(s): Isaac, T., Zaslavsky, A. M., Cleary, P. D., Landon, B. E.
Patient experience in hospitals is measured using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. Administered to medical, surgical, and obstetric patients, this survey measures nine aspects of care quality.
Added September 2014
Does hospital cleanliness correlate with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia rates?
2006
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 64
Pages 184-6
Author(s): Green, D., Wigglesworth, N., Keegan, T., Wilcox, M. H.
Added September 2014
The antimicrobial efficacy of copper alloy furnishing in the clinical environment: a crossover study
2012
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 33
Pages 3-9
Author(s): Karpanen, T. J., Casey, A. L., Lambert, P. A., Cookson, B. D., Nightingale, P., Miruszenko, L., Elliott, T. S.
Environmental hygiene has been regarded as one of the key areas in the prevention of HCAIs (healthcare associated infections) in hospital and acute care settings. Copper and its alloys have recently been considered for use in the healthcare environment as an antimicrobial surface material, and in 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the registration of copper and its alloys as antimicrobial materials. The main aim of this study was to determine whether copper incorporated into hospital ward furnishings and equipment can reduce their surface microbial load.
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Impact of hydrogen peroxide vapor room decontamination on Clostridium difficile environmental contamination and transmission in a healthcare setting
2008
Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 29
Pages 723-9
Author(s): Boyce, J. M., Havill, N. L., Otter, J. A., McDonald, L. C., Adams, N. M., Cooper, T., Thompson, A., Wiggs, L., Killgore, G., Tauman, A., Noble-Wang, J.
Added September 2014
Patients' perceptions of hospital cleanliness are correlated with rates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
2009
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 71
Pages 99-101
Author(s): Edgcumbe, D. P.
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Hospital-Acquired Conditions After Orthopedic Surgery Do Not Affect Patient Satisfaction Scores
2013 Aug 2013
Journal for Healthcare Quality
Journal Article
Author(s): Day, M. S., Hutzler, L. H., Karia, R., Vangsness, K., Setia, N., Bosco, J. A., 3rd
Added September 2014
The role played by contaminated surfaces in the transmission of nosocomial pathogens
2011
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 32
Pages 687-99
Author(s): Otter, J. A., Yezli, S., French, G. L.
Added September 2014
Role of hospital surfaces in the transmission of emerging health care-associated pathogens: Norovirus, Clostridium difficile, and Acinetobacter species
2010
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 5, Supplement
Volume 38
Pages S25-S33
Author(s): Weber, D. J., Rutala, W. A., Miller, M. B., Huslage, K., Sickbert-Bennett, E.
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Finding a benchmark for monitoring hospital cleanliness
2011
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 77
Pages 25-30
Author(s): Mulvey, D., Redding, P., Robertson, C., Woodall, C., Kingsmore, P., Bedwell, D., Dancer, S. J.
Added September 2014
Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward
2012
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 80
Pages 206-211
Author(s): Smith, S. J., Young, V., Robertson, C., Dancer, S. J.
Added September 2014
Patient environment microbial burden reduction: A pilot study comparison of 2 terminal cleaning methods
2012
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 40
Pages 559-561
Author(s): Schmidt, M. G., Anderson, T., Attaway, H. H., III, Fairey, S., Kennedy, C., Salgado, C. D.
Added September 2014
Pilot study to measure cleaning effectiveness in health care
2012
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 40
Pages 477-478
Author(s): Gillespie, E. E., Scott, C., Wilson, J., Stuart, R.
Added September 2014
Microbial monitoring of the hospital environment: why and how?
2012
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 82
Pages 143-151
Author(s): Galvin, S., Dolan, A., Cahill, O., Daniels, S., Humphreys, H.
Added September 2014
Implementation of innovative pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) environmental cleaning in an acute care hospital
2014
Journal of Risk Management and Healthcare Policy
Journal Article
Author(s): Fornwalt, L., Riddell, B.
Cleaning of the hospital environment is considered crucial to the prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and overall patient safety. The authors note that many European and American hospitals use new technologies like ultraviolet (UV) light and hydrogen peroxide vapor to clean their facilities, and that these have been effective in reducing the HAI rates.
Added September 2014
Intensive care unit environmental cleaning: an evaluation in sixteen hospitals using a novel assessment tool
2008
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 68
Pages 39-44
Author(s): Carling, P. C., Von Beheren, S., Kim, P., Woods, C.
Added September 2014
Evaluating hygienic cleaning in health care settings: What you do not know can harm your patients
2010
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 5, Supplement
Volume 38
Pages S41-S50
Author(s): Carling, P. C., Bartley, J. M.
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The Eden Alternative: Findings after 1 year of implementation
2002
The Journals Of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 57
Pages M422-M427
Author(s): Coleman, M. T., Looney, S., O'Brien, J., Ziegler, C., Pastorino, C. A., Turner, C.
Added September 2014
Ultraviolet lighting during orthopaedic surgery and the rate of infection
2007
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 89
Pages 1935-1940
Author(s): Ritter, M. A., Olberding, E. M., Malinzak, R. A.
Added September 2014
Wound ventilation with ultraclean air for prevention of direct airborne contamination during surgery
2004
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 25
Pages 297-301
Author(s): Persson, M., van der Linden, J.
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