Impact of surface disinfection with hydrogen peroxide on the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in hospital wards

Impact of surface disinfection with hydrogen peroxide on the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in hospital wards

Objective: Vancomycin-resistant (VRE) are of major concern in infection control. Although broad infection control actions to check VRE have been implemented, VRE remain part of daily infection prevention in clinical settings. Cleaning procedures in the inanimate ward environment might play a key ro...

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Main Authors: Häring, Anna, Heudorf, Ursel, Exner, Martin, Pitten, Frank-Albert, Waidmann, Oliver, Hack, Daniel, Kempf, Volkhard A. J., Reinheimer, Claudia
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2020-06-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
vancomycin-resistant enterococci
infection control
hydrogen peroxide
hospital environment
hawthorne effect
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2020-15/dgkh000348.shtml

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