These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections?
    Author: Donskey CJ.
    Journal: Am J Infect Control; 2013 May; 41(5 Suppl):S12-9. PubMed ID: 23465603.
    Abstract:
    Contaminated environmental surfaces provide an important potential source for transmission of health care-associated pathogens. In recent years, a variety of interventions have been shown to be effective in improving cleaning and disinfection of surfaces. This review examines the evidence that improving environmental disinfection can reduce health care-associated infections.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]