Prospective cluster controlled crossover trial to compare the impact of an improved hydrogen peroxide disinfectant and a quaternary ammonium-based disinfectant on surface contamination and health care outcomes
Boyce J, Guercia K, Sullivan L, Havill N, Fekieta R, Kozakiewicz J, Goffman D. Prospective cluster controlled crossover trial to compare the impact of an improved hydrogen peroxide disinfectant and a quaternary ammonium-based disinfectant on surface contamination and health care outcomes. American Journal Of Infection Control 2017, 45: 1006-1010. PMID: 28431849, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial InfectionsClostridioides difficileColony Count, MicrobialCross InfectionCross-Over StudiesDisinfectantsGuideline AdherenceHand HygieneHealth PersonnelHumansHydrogen PeroxideMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatients' RoomsProspective StudiesQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciConceptsIncidence densityCrossover trialProspective clusterHand hygiene compliance ratesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusClostridium difficile infectionFisher's exact testHealth care outcomesVancomycin-resistant enterococci