Peer Reviewed Studies

Lab Studies

Facility
Criteria
Publication Details
CNB/SCIC-Spain and TX BioMed
K, pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, A. baumannii, S. aureus, G. stearothermophilius, B. atrophaeus, A. niger, MERS-CoV, Vaccina viurs, IBDV, VSV, Ebola virus, Anthrax
NetCare Hospital South Africa
Candida auris
Maslo, Caroline, E et. al.,
BMC infectious diseases 19.1 (2019): 1-3.

Environmental Studies

Facility
Criteria
Publication Details
136 operating rooms at 23 hospitals across the United States
Aerobic bacteria
4 VA hospitals
MRSA, aerobic bacteria
Central Texas VA Health Care System
MRSA
Central Texas VA Health Care System
Aerobic bacteria
Central Texas VA Health Care System
MRSA
Enrique Garces Hospital
Aerobic bacteria, K, pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, E. faecium
Villacís, José E., et al.,
BMC infectious diseases 19.1 (2019): 575.
Hiroshima University
C. diff
Hiroshima University
Aerobic bacteria, MRSA
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
C. diff, MRSA, VRE
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Aerobic bacteria
MD Anderson Cancer Center
C. diff
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Aerobic bacteria, VRE
Netcare Hospital South Africa
Aerobic bacteria
Nottingham NHS Hospital United Kingdom
Aerobic bacteria, VRE
Queens Hospital United Kingdom
MRSA, VRE, A. baunmannii, CPE, aerobic bacteria
San Antonio Military Medical Center
Aerobic bacteria
Trinity Health
Aerobic bacteria
University of Pisa
C. diff, ESBL K. pneumoniae, KPC K. pneumoniae, aerobic bacteria

Hospital Experience/Use Studies

Facility
Criteria
Publication Details
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
C. diff
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
C. diff
Hershey Medical Center
C. diff
Long-term care facility
MDROs
Long-term care facility
C. diff
Lowell General Hospital
Operating rooms
Mayo Clinic
C. diff, VRE
Moses Cone Health
MRSA
Multi-Site
various
Liu, Guijuan, et al.,
Epidemiology & Infection: 1-22.
Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
C. diff, VRE
South Seminole Hospital Orlando Health
C. diff, VRE, MRSA
Trinity Medical Center
Operating rooms
Vall dHebron University Hospital
P. aeruginosa
Westchester Medical Center
C. diff
Westchester Medical Center
MDRO, C. diff
Yagamata University
MRSA, A. baumannii

Other Resources

Facility
Criteria
Publication Details
27 Intensive Care Units
Manual cleaning
Phillip C Carling, E et al.,
Crit Care Med . 2010 Apr;38(4):1054-9.
36 Acute Care Hospitals
Manual cleaning
Cost Perspective Analysis
Cost of Infections
R Douglas Scot 2nd, E et al.,
J Infus Nurs. Mar/Apr 2019;42(2):61-69.
Multiple Acute Care Hospitals
Role of Contaminated Surfaces
Multiple Operating Rooms
OR environmental contamination
Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
Environmental Guidelines
Lynne Sehulster, E et al.,
MMWR Recomm Rep. 2003 Jun 6;52(RR-10):1-42.
Sampling at Multiple Sites
Environmental contamination
Systematic Review
Pathogen survival on surfaces
Axel Kramer, E et al.,
BMC Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 16;6:130..
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Prior room occupancy risk
B G Mitchell, E et al.,
J Hosp Infect. 2015 Nov;91(3):211-7