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Beyond the Hawthorne Effect: Reduction of Clostridium difficile Environmental Contamination through Active Intervention to Improve Cleaning Practices

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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 5, Pages 524-526

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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/670213

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  1. Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

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Education and passive observation resulted in a significant improvement in housekeeper disinfection of nontoxigenic Clostridium difficile spores artificially inoculated onto surfaces in C. difficile infection rooms. A further significant reduction occurred with direct supervision and real-time feedback, suggesting that optimal disinfection is achieved by working closely with housekeepers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013;34(5):524-526

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