Microfiber and steam for environmental cleaning during an outbreak

Mardi Abernethy; Elizabeth E Gillespie; Kylie Snook; Rhonda Lee Stuart

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.011

Microfiber and steam for environmental cleaning during an outbreak

Mardi Abernethy
, Elizabeth E Gillespie
, Kylie Snook
, Rhonda Lee Stuart

Medicine Monash Health

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Abstract

We report an outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis occurring concurrently over two wards. Environmental cleaning was managed using two different methodologies: one ward utilized the traditional 2-step method, the other using microfiber-steam technology. Environmental cleaning using the microfiber-steam technology proved to be an effective and efficient cleaning methodology, appropriate for use during an outbreak situation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1134 - 1135
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	41
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.011
Publication status	Published - 2013

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