State of the Industry Conversation: Environmental Cleaning’s Role in Infection Prevention

According to recent data, the operating room­–a place where patients are often the most vulnerable to infection–is one of the most challenging rooms of the hospital to keep clean.

Note: This article originally appeared on Medline's website

In fact, nearly 75 percent of surfaces in the OR are missed during cleaning, compared to 50 percent in patient rooms.

These glaring statistics are particularly concerning given the rise of multidrug resistant organism (MDROs), which are bacteria and fungi that are resistant to one or more antimicrobial agents. MDROs threaten to undermine public health, but enhanced environmental cleaning is one of many interventions that can help control MDROs. Click here to continue>>

 

 

 

 

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