Self-Disinfecting Copper Beds Sustain Terminal Cleaning and Disinfection Effects throughout Patient Care

Clinical, operational, and financial impact of an ultraviolet-C terminal disinfection intervention at a community hospital

(2018) Robert Raggi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Implementation Lessons Learned From the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room (BETR) Disinfection Study: Process and Perceptions of Enhanced Disinfection with Ultraviolet Disinfection Devices

(2018) Deverick J. Anderson et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Universal decontamination of hospital surfaces in an occupied inpatient room with a continuous 405 nm light source

(2018) S.E. Bache et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Cross-sectional point prevalence survey to study the environmental contamination of nosocomial pathogens in intensive care units under real-life conditions

(2018) I. Wille et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system

(2018) William A. Rutala et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Shining a light on ultraviolet-C disinfection: No golden promises for infection prevention

(2018) Marlieke Elizabeth Adriana de Kraker et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

What Healthcare Workers Should Know about Environmental Bacterial Contamination in the Intensive Care Unit

(2017) Vincenzo Russotto et al.   Biomed Research International

Monitoring and improving the effectiveness of surface cleaning and disinfection

(2016) William A. Rutala et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Copper surfaces are associated with significantly lower concentrations of bacteria on selected surfaces within a pediatric intensive care unit

(2016) Michael G. Schmidt et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Effectiveness of ultraviolet devices and hydrogen peroxide systems for terminal room decontamination: Focus on clinical trials

(2016) David J. Weber et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Copper alloy surfaces sustain terminal cleaning levels in a rural hospital

(2016) Shannon M. Hinsa-Leasure et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Lack of Involvement of Fenton Chemistry in Death of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Sensitive Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Destruction of Their Genomes on Wet or Dry Copper Alloy Surfaces

(2016) Sarah L. Warnes et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Transfer and Decontamination of S. aureus in Transmission Routes Regarding Hands and Contact Surfaces

(2016) Pernilla Arinder et al.   PLoS One

Hand-touch contact assessment of high-touch and mutual-touch surfaces among healthcare workers, patients, and visitors

(2015) V.C.C. Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Contamination in Bedside Surfaces of a Hospital Ward and the Potential Effectiveness of Enhanced Disinfection with an Antimicrobial Polymer Surfactant

(2015) John Yuen et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Controlling Hospital-Acquired Infection: Focus on the Role of the Environment and New Technologies for Decontamination

(2014) Stephanie J. Dancer   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS

Evidence that contaminated surfaces contribute to the transmission of hospital pathogens and an overview of strategies to address contaminated surfaces in hospital settings

(2013) Jonathan A. Otter et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

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

Intrinsic bacterial burden associated with intensive care unit hospital beds: Effects of disinfection on population recovery and mitigation of potential infection risk

(2012) Hubert H. Attaway et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

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

The Time Spent Cleaning a Hospital Room Does Not Correlate with the Thoroughness of Cleaning

(2012) Mark E. Rupp et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Sustained Reduction of Microbial Burden on Common Hospital Surfaces through Introduction of Copper

(2012) M. G. Schmidt et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Where do hands go? An audit of sequential hand-touch events on a hospital ward

(2012) S.J. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Horizontal Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes on Abiotic Touch Surfaces: Implications for Public Health

(2012) S. L. Warnes et al.   mBio

Mechanism of copper surface toxicity in Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella involves immediate membrane depolarization followed by slower rate of DNA destruction which differs from that observed for Gram-positive bacteria

(2011) S. L. Warnes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biocidal Efficacy of Copper Alloys against Pathogenic Enterococci Involves Degradation of Genomic and Plasmid DNAs

(2010) S. L. Warnes et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Survival of bacteria on metallic copper surfaces in a hospital trial

(2010) André Mikolay et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

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

Measuring the effect of enhanced cleaning in a UK hospital: a prospective cross-over study

(2009) Stephanie J Dancer et al.   BMC Medicine

Antimicrobial efficacy of copper touch surfaces in reducing environmental bioburden in a South African community healthcare facility

(2009) F. Marais et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Effects of temperature and humidity on the efficacy of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureuschallenged antimicrobial materials containing silver and copper

(2009) H.T. Michels et al.   LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Evaluating the thoroughness of environmental cleaning in hospitals

(2008) P.C. Carling   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

The contribution of beds to healthcare-associated infection: the importance of adequate decontamination

(2008) E. Creamer et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION