Condition of cleanliness of surfaces close to patients in an intensive care unit

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Adriano Menis Ferreira²  Denise De Andrade¹  Marcelo Alessandro Rigotti¹  Maria Verônica Ferrareze Ferreira¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul MS ,Brazil

关键词: Staphylococcus aureus;    Equipment Contamination;    Cross Infection;    Methicillin Resistance;    Housekeeping;    Hospital;    Staphylococcus aureus;    Contaminação de Equipamentos;    Infecção Hospitalar;    Resistência a Meticilina;    Serviço Hospitalar de Limpeza;    Staphylococcus aureus;    Contaminación de Equipos;    Infección Hospitalaria;    Resistencia a la Meticilina;    Servicio de Limpieza en Hospital;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692011000300015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Surface cleaning is a well-known control procedure against the dissemination of microorganisms in the hospital environment. This prospective study, carried out in an intensive care unit over the course of 14 days, describes the cleaning/disinfection conditions of four surfaces near patients. In total, 100 assessments of the surfaces were carried out after they were cleaned. Three methods were used to evaluate cleanliness: a visual inspection, an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay and testing for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA. Respectively, 20%, 80% and 16% of the assessments by the visual method, ATP and the presence of Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA failed. There were statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between the rates of failure of the cleaning using the ATP method, compared to the visual and microbiological methods. The visual inspection was not a reliable measure to evaluate surface cleanliness. The results demonstrated that the adopted cleaning routine should be reconsidered.

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