Assessment of disinfection of hospital surfaces using different monitoring methods
OBJECTIVE: to assess the efficiency of cleaning/disinfection of surfaces of an Intensive Care Unit.METHOD: descriptive-exploratory study with quantitative approach conducted over the course of four weeks. Visual inspection, bioluminescence adenosine triphosphate and microbiological indicators were u...
Main Authors: | Adriano Menis Ferreira, Denise de Andrade, Marcelo Alessandro Rigotti, Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Almeida, Odanir Garcia Guerra, Aires Garcia dos Santos Junior |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2015-06-01
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Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692015000300466&lng=en&tlng=en |
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