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Environmental Surface Cleaning

Environmental Surface Cleaning is a systematic decontamination procedure, within the broader category of infection prevention practices in healthcare settings, specifically involving the physical removal of organic matter and microorganisms from inanimate surfaces in the anesthetic environment to reduce the risk of pathogen transmission.

179

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10.4K

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941

Authors

384

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

179

Contamination, Disinfection, and Cross-Colonization: Are Hospital Surfaces Reservoirs for Nosocomial Infection?

Robert A. Weinstein, Bala Hota · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2004 · 635 citations · Full text

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Effects of cleaning and disinfection in reducing the spread of Norovirus contamination via environmental surfaces

John Barker, Ian B. Vipond, Sally F. Bloomfield · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2004 · 407 citations

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Impact of an Environmental Cleaning Intervention on the Presence of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci on Surfaces in Intensive Care Unit Rooms

Eric R. Goodman, Richard Piatt, R.M. Bass et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2008 · 300 citations · Full text

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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles, Their Characterization, Application and Antibacterial Activity

Florence Okafor, Afef Janen, T. Kukhtareva et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2013 · 290 citations · Full text

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Comparison of the effect of detergent versus hypochlorite cleaning on environmental contamination and incidence of Clostridium difficile infection

Mark H. Wilcox, Warren N. Fawley, Neil Wigglesworth et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2003 · 274 citations

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Authors

941

  1. PC
    Philip Carling

    Boston University, United States

    10 publications · 1.1K citations

    10

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  2. CJ
    Curtis J. Donskey

    Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, United States

    7 publications · 548 citations

    7

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  3. SS
    Susan S. Huang

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    5 publications · 722 citations

    5

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  4. MH
    Mark H. Wilcox

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 573 citations

    4

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  5. ME
    Mark E. Rupp

    University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States

    4 publications · 430 citations

    4

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Institutions

384

  1. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

    Pittsburgh, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    561 citations

  3. Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

    Cleveland, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Carney Hospital

    Boston, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    978 citations

  5. Leeds General Infirmary

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    31 publications

    4K citations

  6. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    2K citations

  7. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

    ICHE · 16 publications · 1.7K citations

    16

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  2. American Journal of Infection Control

    AJIC · 20 publications · 740 citations

    15

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  3. Journal of Hospital Infection

    11 publications · 1.5K citations

    11

    h-index

  4. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

    ARIC · 8 publications · 202 citations

    8

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  5. PLoS ONE

    7 publications · 268 citations

    7

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