Assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are an important global issue, leading to poor patient outcomes. A potential route of transmission of HAIs is through contact with hospital privacy curtains. The aim of this study is to evaluate cleaning on reduction of curtain bacterial burden. In th...

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Autores principales:	Kianna Cadogan, Sabrin Bashar, Saul Magnusson, Rakesh Patidar, John Embil, Justin P. Gawaziuk, Monika Gawthrop, Song Liu, Ayush Kumar, Sarvesh Logsetty
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:57bc9586614c4b3fba7b9e8ba0430f3b2021-11-14T12:17:23ZAssessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial10.1038/s41598-021-01198-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/57bc9586614c4b3fba7b9e8ba0430f3b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01198-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are an important global issue, leading to poor patient outcomes. A potential route of transmission of HAIs is through contact with hospital privacy curtains. The aim of this study is to evaluate cleaning on reduction of curtain bacterial burden. In this pilot cluster randomized controlled trial we compared the bacterial burden between three groups of 24 curtains on a regional burn/plastic surgery ward. A control group was not cleaned. Two groups were cleaned at 3–4 day intervals with either disinfectant spray or wipe. The primary outcome was the difference in mean CFU/cm2 between day 0 to day 21. The secondary outcome was the proportion of curtains contaminated with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). By day 21, the control group was statistically higher (2.2 CFU/cm2) than spray (1.3 CFU/cm2) or wipe (1.5 CFU/cm2) (p < 0.05). After each cleaning at 3–4 day intervals, the bacterial burden on the curtains reduced to near day 0 levels; however, the level increased again over the intervening 3–4 days. By day 21, 64% of control curtains were contaminated with MRSA compared to 10% (spray) and 5% (wipe) (p < 0.05). This study show that curtains start clean and progressively become contaminated with bacteria. Regularly cleaning curtains with disinfectant spray or wipes reduces bacterial burden and MRSA contamination.Kianna CadoganSabrin BasharSaul MagnussonRakesh PatidarJohn EmbilJustin P. GawaziukMonika GawthropSong LiuAyush KumarSarvesh LogsettyNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Kianna Cadogan Sabrin Bashar Saul Magnusson Rakesh Patidar John Embil Justin P. Gawaziuk Monika Gawthrop Song Liu Ayush Kumar Sarvesh Logsetty Assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial
description	Abstract Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are an important global issue, leading to poor patient outcomes. A potential route of transmission of HAIs is through contact with hospital privacy curtains. The aim of this study is to evaluate cleaning on reduction of curtain bacterial burden. In this pilot cluster randomized controlled trial we compared the bacterial burden between three groups of 24 curtains on a regional burn/plastic surgery ward. A control group was not cleaned. Two groups were cleaned at 3–4 day intervals with either disinfectant spray or wipe. The primary outcome was the difference in mean CFU/cm2 between day 0 to day 21. The secondary outcome was the proportion of curtains contaminated with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). By day 21, the control group was statistically higher (2.2 CFU/cm2) than spray (1.3 CFU/cm2) or wipe (1.5 CFU/cm2) (p < 0.05). After each cleaning at 3–4 day intervals, the bacterial burden on the curtains reduced to near day 0 levels; however, the level increased again over the intervening 3–4 days. By day 21, 64% of control curtains were contaminated with MRSA compared to 10% (spray) and 5% (wipe) (p < 0.05). This study show that curtains start clean and progressively become contaminated with bacteria. Regularly cleaning curtains with disinfectant spray or wipes reduces bacterial burden and MRSA contamination.
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author	Kianna Cadogan Sabrin Bashar Saul Magnusson Rakesh Patidar John Embil Justin P. Gawaziuk Monika Gawthrop Song Liu Ayush Kumar Sarvesh Logsetty
author_facet	Kianna Cadogan Sabrin Bashar Saul Magnusson Rakesh Patidar John Embil Justin P. Gawaziuk Monika Gawthrop Song Liu Ayush Kumar Sarvesh Logsetty
author_sort	Kianna Cadogan
title	Assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial
title_short	Assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial
title_full	Assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr	Assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed	Assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial
title_sort	assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/57bc9586614c4b3fba7b9e8ba0430f3b
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Assessment of cleaning methods on bacterial burden of hospital privacy curtains: a pilot randomized controlled trial

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