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Use of UV Powder for Surveillance to Improve Environmental Cleaning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

L. Silvia Munoz-Price ,
Ella Ariza-Heredia ,
Stephen Adams ,
Micheline Olivier ,
Lisa Francois ,
Maria Socarras ,
Gabriel Coro ,
Amos Adedokun ,
Theodora Pappas  and
Madelaine Tamayo
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L. Silvia Munoz-Price*
Affiliation:
University of Miami, Miami, Florida Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Ella Ariza-Heredia
Affiliation:
University of Miami, Miami, Florida Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Stephen Adams
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Micheline Olivier
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Lisa Francois
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Maria Socarras
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Gabriel Coro
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Amos Adedokun
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Theodora Pappas
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Madelaine Tamayo
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Regina McDade
Affiliation:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Cameron Dezfulian
Affiliation:
University of Miami, Miami, Florida
*
Park Plaza West L-302, 1611 Northwest 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 (smunozprice@ med.miami.edu)
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Abstract

Commercially available UV powder was applied weekly to high-risk objects within patient rooms and inspected after 48 hours. We found a baseline cleaning rate of 41.8% that increased up to 80% (P < .001) after the institution of weekly electronic feedback (unit rates and rankings) to environmental services, hospital leadership, and unit administrators.

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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , March 2011 , pp. 283 - 285
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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