Daily disinfection of isolation rooms reduces contamination of healthcare workers' hands
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 13:40
in Health & Medicine
New research demonstrates that daily cleaning of high-touch surfaces in isolation rooms of patients with Clostridium difficile or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus significantly reduces the rate of the pathogens on the hands of healthcare personnel. The findings underscore the importance of environmental cleaning for reducing the spread of difficult to treat infections.