(osmag.net/SNz3wP) also found that the composition of the bacte-
rial populations found in the indoor dust was a function of the
occupants that resided there.
A robust infection prevention program, argues Mr. Hughes, would
support the use of a disinfectant in a facility's floor cleaning proto-
col. "After this, the next step would be to culture the floors in peri-
operative areas to measure cleaning efficacy and bolster the overall
process," in addition to highlighting the importance of dust removal
in support of the entire cleaning program.
One of the remaining challenges for those on the frontlines of the
fight against SSIs and HAIs, explains Dr. Greene, "is the lack of suffi-
cient recommendations and guidelines on the proper cleaning and dis-
infecting of flooring." Workgroups within organizations such as the
Healthcare Infection Transmission Systems Consortium (HITS) are
attempting to tackle this very issue, but consensus documents have
yet to be published.
Microbial sampling and culturing is currently the only way to know
if cleaning and disinfection processes are adequately removing con-
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