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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Hospital surfaces and contamination

The latest special issue of Healthcare Infections showcases a number of articles relating to surface cleaning and environmental cleanliness in Australian Hospitals.One of the main points of these articles is that there is an important role of cleaning in relation to hand hygiene. Contamination of hands can be reduced by daily disinfection of high-touch surfaces.

This special issue titled "Environmental Cleaning" provides a good overview of the role which surfaces play in the transmission of germs, methods to evaluate cleanliness and presents topics related tot he need for cleaning and disinfection.

Healthcare Infection. Volume 18. Issue 1. March 2013 Check with your library for full text access to articles.

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