Effectiveness of stringent decontamination of computer input devices in the era of electronic medical records and bedside computing: A randomized controlled trial

Shlomi Codish; Ronen Toledano; Victor Novack; Michael Sherf; Abraham Borer

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.09.011

Effectiveness of stringent decontamination of computer input devices in the era of electronic medical records and bedside computing: A randomized controlled trial

Shlomi Codish, Ronen Toledano, Victor Novack, Michael Sherf, Abraham Borer

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Abstract

Bedside computing may lead to increased hospital-acquired infections mediated by computer input devices handled immediately after patient contact. We compared 2 decontamination methods in 2 types of wards. We found high baseline contamination rates, which decreased following decontamination, but the rates remained unacceptably high. Decontamination was more effective in intensive care units compared with medical wards and when using alcohol-based impregnated wipes compared with quaternary ammonium-based impregnated wipes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	644-646
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	43
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.09.011
State	Published - 1 Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Computers
Cross infection
Decontamination
Electronic medical records

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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