Frequently Touched Sites in the Intensive Care Unit Environment Returning 100 Colony-Forming Units per Surface Area Sampled Are Associated With Increased Risk of Major Bacterial Pathogen Detection

Frequently touched ICU environmental sites returning ≥ 100 CFU are associated with major bacterial pathogen detection. This threshold for surface hygiene can be used to ensure compliance with ICU environmental cleaning protocols and to guide quality improvement initiatives.

Authors

Franklin Dexter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5897-2484)
Jonathan E. Charnin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-2729)
Brendan T. Wanta
Randy W. Loftus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5762-6205)
Matthew D. Koff
Soyun M Hwang

Institutions

University of Iowa (US)
Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
Mayo Clinic (US)
Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Cureus
Published: 2024-08-31
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.68317
Citations: 4
Primary Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 1.56

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Frequently Touched Sites in the Intensive Care Unit Environment Returning 100 Colony-Forming Units per Surface Area Sampled Are Associated With Increased Risk of Major Bacterial Pathogen Detection

Franklin Dexter, Jonathan E. Charnin, Brendan T. Wanta, Randy W. Loftus et al.

Aug 31, 2024

4 citations

Cureus

Infection Control in Healthcare

1.56

article

Frequently Touched Sites in the Intensive Care Unit Environment Returning 100 Colony-Forming Units per Surface Area Sampled Are Associated With Increased Risk of Major Bacterial Pathogen Detection

Franklin Dexter, Jonathan E. Charnin, Brendan T. Wanta, Randy W. Loftus, Matthew D. Koff, Soyun M Hwang

August 31, 2024article en

4 citations

Abstract

Frequently touched ICU environmental sites returning ≥ 100 CFU are associated with major bacterial pathogen detection. This threshold for surface hygiene can be used to ensure compliance with ICU environmental cleaning protocols and to guide quality improvement initiatives.

CureusVol. 16(8)

University of Iowa (US), Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US), Mayo Clinic (US), Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US), Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)

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Infection Control in Healthcare

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Frequently Touched Sites in the Intensive Care Unit Environment Returning 100 Colony-Forming Units per Surface Area Sampled Are Associated With Increased Risk of Major Bacterial Pathogen Detection — Franklin Dexter, Jonathan E. Charnin, et al. · Cureus (2024) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS