Highlights
- •We implemented hydrogen peroxide vapor for terminal room disinfection of select patient rooms.
- •We concurrently documented improvements in hand hygiene compliance.
- •We report a statistically significant reduction in Clostridium difficile infection, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing gram-negative bacteria.
- •Our findings suggest that improvement in environmental and hand hygiene reduce multidrug-resistant organism transmission.
We report a statistically significant reduction in Clostridium difficile infection (from 1.38 to 0.90 cases per 1,000 patient days), vancomycin-resistant
enterococci (from 0.21 to 0.01 cases per 1,000 patient days), and extended-spectrum
β-lactamase–producing gram-negative bacteria (from 0.16 to 0.01 cases per 1,000 patient
days) associated with the introduction of hydrogen peroxide vapor for terminal decontamination
of patient rooms and improvements in hand hygiene compliance.
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Conflicts of interest: J.A. Otter is employed part-time by Bioquell. K. Horn has no conflicts to declare.
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