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Evaluating accuracy of sampling strategies for fluorescent gel monitoring of patient room cleaning

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INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 40, Issue 7, Pages 794-797

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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.102

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Epicenters Program, Johns Hopkins University [1U54CK000447-01]

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We compared the fluorescent gel removal rate using fewer high-touch surfaces (HTSs) and rooms and determined the optimum number of HTSs and rooms needed to ensure accuracy using 2,942 HTSs in 228 rooms on 13 units. Randomly selecting 3 HTS in 2 rooms predicted the optimal removal rate.

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