Understanding and Preventing Transmission of Healthcare-Associated Pathogens Due to the Contaminated Hospital Environment

Evaluation of a New Hydrogen Peroxide Wipe Disinfectant

(2013) John M. Boyce et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Hospital Room Sterilization Using Far-Ultraviolet Radiation: A Pilot Evaluation of the Sterilray Device in an Active Hospital Setting

(2013) Gaurav Varma et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effectiveness of an Electrochemically Activated Saline Solution for Disinfection of Hospital Equipment

(2013) Dennis Fertelli et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Saving Costs through the Decontamination of the Packaging of Unused Medical Supplies Using Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor

(2013) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Search and You Will Find: Detecting Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from a Patient's Immediate Environment

(2013) Christopher Judge et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Decontamination of Targeted Pathogens from Patient Rooms Using an Automated Ultraviolet-C-Emitting Device

(2013) Deverick J. Anderson et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Rapid Hospital Room Decontamination Using Ultraviolet (UV) Light with a Nanostructured UV-Reflective Wall Coating

(2013) William A. Rutala et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Beyond the Hawthorne Effect: Reduction of Clostridium difficile Environmental Contamination through Active Intervention to Improve Cleaning Practices

(2013) Dubert M. Guerrero et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Risk of Acquiring Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Klebsiella Species and Escherichia coli from Prior Room Occupants in the Intensive Care Unit

(2013) Adebola O. Ajao et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

An Environmental Disinfection Odyssey: Evaluation of Sequential Interventions to Improve Disinfection of Clostridium difficile Isolation Rooms

(2013) Brett Sitzlar et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Improving Healthcare Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Current and Evolving Issues

(2013) Philip C. Carling et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Acinetobacter baumannii: Association between Environmental Contamination of Patient Rooms and Occupant Status

(2013) L. Silvia Munoz-Price et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Copper Continuously Limits the Concentration of Bacteria Resident on Bed Rails within the Intensive Care Unit

(2013) Michael G. Schmidt et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Copper Surfaces Reduce the Rate of Healthcare-Acquired Infections in the Intensive Care Unit

(2013) Cassandra D. Salgado et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Evidence-Based Design of Healthcare Facilities: Opportunities for Research and Practice in Infection Prevention

(2013) Craig Zimring et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

An Evaluation of Environmental Decontamination With Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor for Reducing the Risk of Patient Acquisition of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

(2012) Catherine L. Passaretti et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Transfer of multidrug-resistant bacteria to healthcare workers’ gloves and gowns after patient contact increases with environmental contamination*

(2012) Daniel J. Morgan et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nursing staff

(2011) Nancy L. Havill et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Are Room Decontamination Units Needed to Prevent Transmission of Environmental Pathogens?

(2011) William A. Rutala et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Terminal Decontamination of Patient Rooms Using an Automated Mobile UV Light Unit

(2011) John M. Boyce et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Role of the Environment in Transmission of Clostridium difficile Infection in Healthcare Facilities

(2011) David J. Weber et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Evaluation of Hospital Room Assignment and Acquisition of Clostridium difficile Infection

(2011) Megan K. Shaughnessy et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Contamination of Hands with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Contact with Environmental Surfaces and after Contact with the Skin of Colonized Patients

(2011) Usha Stiefel et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens

(2011) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Role of hospital surfaces in the transmission of emerging health care-associated pathogens: Norovirus, Clostridium difficile, and Acinetobacter species

(2010) David J. Weber et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Risk of acquiring multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli from prior room occupants in the intensive care unit

(2010) S. Nseir et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

A Quantitative Approach to Defining “High-Touch” Surfaces in Hospitals

(2010) Kirk Huslage et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prior Environmental Contamination Increases the Risk of Acquisition of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

(2008) M. Drees et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Impact of an Environmental Cleaning Intervention on the Presence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci on Surfaces in Intensive Care Unit Rooms

(2008) Eric R. Goodman et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Identifying Opportunities to Enhance Environmental Cleaning in 23 Acute Care Hospitals

(2007) P. C. Carling et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY