There is increasing interest in the role of cleaning for managing hospital-acquired infections
(HAI). Pathogens such as vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), methicillin-resistant …

More evidence is emerging on the importance of the clinical environment in encouraging
hospital infection. This review considers the role of cleaning as an effective means to control …

Recent studies using direct covert observation or a fluorescent targeting method have
consistently confirmed that most near patient surfaces are not being cleaned in accordance …

The healthcare setting is predisposed to harbor potential pathogens, which in turn can pose
a great risk to patients. Routine cleaning of the patient environment is critical to reduce the …

The importance of infection control procedures in hospital radiology departments has
become increasingly apparent in recent months as the impact of COVID-19 has spread …

Monitoring of sanitation is an essential function of laboratory animal facilities. The purpose of
the current study was to assess the ability of an ATP-based system to detect microbes and …

The value of objectively monitoring and improving environmental cleaning in health care
settings is becoming increasingly recognized as an important component of interventions to …

Methods. A systematic review was conducted. The keywords (namely," ATP","
bioluminescence"," hospital" and" surfaces") were searched in PubMed/MEDLINE and …

Objective. To compare fluorescent markers with aerobic colony counts (ACCs) and an
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay system for assessing terminal …

Purpose This study aims to strengthen implications about hotel cleaning outcomes by
comparing guests' perception of the amount of contact they have with cleanliness of hotel …