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National Survey of Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection in Hospitals in Thailand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2017

Anucha Apisarnthanarak ,
David J. Weber ,
David Ratz ,
Sanjay Saint ,
Thana Khawcharoenporn  and
M. Todd Greene
Anucha Apisarnthanarak*
Affiliation:
Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
David Ratz
Affiliation:
Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sanjay Saint
Affiliation:
Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan Division of Hospital Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Thana Khawcharoenporn
Affiliation:
Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand
M. Todd Greene
Affiliation:
Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Michigan Division of Hospital Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
*
Address correspondence to Anucha Apisarnthanarak, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand (anapisarn@yahoo.com).
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Abstract

More than 90% of Thai hospitals surveyed reported implementing environmental cleaning and disinfection (ECD) protocols. Hospital epidemiologist presence was associated with the existence of an ECD checklist (P=.01) and of ECD auditing (P=.001), while good and excellent hospital administrative support were associated with better adherence to ECD protocols (P<.001) and ECD checklists (P=.005).

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:1250–1253

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 10 , October 2017 , pp. 1250 - 1253
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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