Cleaning standards measuring compliance using visual auditing alone can be misleading,
because visually clean surfaces might not be cleaned of pathogens. An evidence-based
system using both visual auditing and ultraviolet marker (UVM) assessments is recommended.
Using a UVM system has enabled our health service to measure infection risk and implement
actions to improve results. We recommend adopting a combined monitoring process using
visual auditing with UVM audits to enhance cleaning and reduce the risk of health
care–associated infection.
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