Diagnostic assessment of different environmental cleaning monitoring methods

Laura Luick; Paul A Thompson; Mark H Loock; Sheree L Vetter; Joan Cook; Dubert M Guerrero

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.019

Diagnostic assessment of different environmental cleaning monitoring methods

Am J Infect Control. 2013 Aug;41(8):751-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.019. Epub 2013 Feb 4.

Authors

Laura Luick¹, Paul A Thompson, Mark H Loock, Sheree L Vetter, Joan Cook, Dubert M Guerrero

Affiliation

¹ University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, USA.

PMID: 23380380
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.019

Abstract

In a simultaneous assessment of 250 environmental surfaces after terminal cleaning using aerobic cultures as a gold standard, both fluorescent marker and an adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay system demonstrated better diagnosticity compared with subjective visual inspection. These results support the use of these environmental monitoring systems in the health care setting.

Keywords: ATP bioluminescence; Environmental disinfection; Fluorescent dye.

Publication types

Evaluation Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adenosine Triphosphate / analysis*
Bacteria / isolation & purification
Colony Count, Microbial
Cross Infection / microbiology
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Disinfection / methods*
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Equipment Contamination
Housekeeping, Hospital / methods
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Luminescent Measurements / methods*
Patients' Rooms*
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Adenosine Triphosphate