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The Role of Environmental Cleaning in the Control of Hospital-Acquired Infection (96)

June 23, 2010

Abstract   Increasing numbers of hospital-acquired infections have generated much attention over the last decade. The public has linked the so-called ‘superbugs’ with their experience of dirty hospitals but the precise role of environmental cleaning in the control of these organisms remains unknown. Until cleaning …

Mopping Up MRSA (179)

February 25, 2009

Editorial Note: The following are excerpts from a presentation by Dr. Stephanie Dancer.   Why the debate about MRSA and hospital cleaning? “There is no evidence” – cleaning has never been regarded as an evidence-based science Aesthetic considerations make cleaning difficult to assess No way …

Importance of the environment in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition: the case for hospital cleaning (219)

March 3, 2008

Abstract In the UK, we continue to debate the importance of hospital cleaning in relation to increasing numbers of patients acquiring methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). However, there is little direct evidence for the effectiveness of cleaning because it has never been afforded scientific status. Hospital …