Highlights
- •Spray-based disinfectants may be preferable to wipe-based disinfectants in this setting, where healthcare workers have environmental services responsibilities.
- •Evaluating disinfection processes in alternate care settings is critical to ensure appropriate patient safety measures are in place.
We evaluated the utility and usability of a spray and a wipe-based cleaner/disinfectant
in a behavioral health setting where health care providers institute cleaning and
disinfection procedures. The spray-based version resulted in significantly lower adenosine
triphosphate readings after use compared with the wipe version. Staff surveys indicated
that users preferred the spray version.
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- Mental disorders.2014 (Available from:) (Cited March 15, 2016)
- Behavioral health.in: Grota P. APIC text of infection control and epidemiology. 4th ed. 2014 (Washington DC)
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Publication history
Published online: August 30, 2016
Footnotes
Products were provided by Clorox Healthcare.
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
A version of this study was presented at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, Annual Conference 2015, Nashville, TN, June 27-29, 2015.
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