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| Diane G DumiganSummaryAffiliation: Hospital of Saint Raphael Country: USA Publications
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Who is really caring for your environment of care? Developing standardized cleaning procedures and effective monitoring techniquesDiane G Dumigan
Infection Control Program, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Am J Infect Control 38:387-92. 2010..In 2007, a multidisciplinary task force revised policies outlining staff responsibilities for cleaning in-patient nursing care units and chose a monitoring system using a specialized adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence test...
Monitoring the effectiveness of hospital cleaning practices by use of an adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assayJohn M Boyce
Infectious Diseases Section, Hospital of Saint Raphael, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 30:678-84. 2009..To evaluate the usefulness of an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay for assessing the efficacy of daily hospital cleaning practices...
Comparison of fluorescent marker systems with 2 quantitative methods of assessing terminal cleaning practicesJohn M Boyce
Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:1187-93. 2011..To compare fluorescent markers with aerobic colony counts (ACCs) and an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay system for assessing terminal cleaning practices...
Cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nursing staffNancy L Havill
Department of Medicine, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT, USA
Am J Infect Control 39:602-4. 2011..We found that the equipment was not being disinfected as per protocol and that education and feedback to nursing are warranted to improve disinfection of medical equipment...
Do infection control measures work for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?John M Boyce
Department of Medicine, Hospital of Saint Raphael, Hospital of Saint Raphael, 1450 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:395-401. 2004..To review evidence regarding the effectiveness of control measures in reducing transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals...
