ATP measurement as an objective method to measure environmental contamination in 9 hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area
Abstract Background The objective of this study was to determine the level of environmental contamination in hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area, using ATP measurements. Design A cross-sectional observational survey. Methods Standardized ATP measurements were conducted in 9 hospitals on 32 hospital wards. Thirty pre-defined surfaces per hospital ward were measured with the 3 M Clean Trace NG luminometer. Results are displayed in relative light units (RLU). RLU > 1000 was considered as “not clean.” Differences in RLU values were compared between countries, hospitals, fomite groups and... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control ; volume 9, issue 1 ; ISSN 2047-2994 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Pharmacology (medical) / Infectious Diseases / Microbiology (medical) / Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26498215 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-00730-9 |