FW: Cleaning audits using ultraviolet marker assessments versus audits using the Cleaning standards for Victorian health facilities 2009

[Glenys Harrington]

Dear All,

I would like to flag your attention the recently published article by one of
our peers, Elizabeth Gillespie and her colleagues from Southern Health in
Victoria.

. Gillespie E et al. The role of ultraviolet marker assessments in
demonstrating cleaning efficacy. American Journal of Infection Control 43
(2015) 1347-9 – attached.

This study is important as:

. It was conducted in a number of hospitals.

. It supports the need not only for cleaning audits but also
cleaning monitoring (i.e. on this occasion the utilisation of an
ultraviolet marker).

. It demonstrates that visual auditing alone is inadequate to
determine if a room has been cleaned or not cleaned appropriately – See
Compliance percentages in Table 1 for both “Terminal and Daily Cleaning” and

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. It demonstrates ongoing issues health facilities face in terms of
sustaining compliance with cleaning and disinfection practices.

Regards

Glenys

Glenys Harrington

Consultant

Infection Control Consultancy (ICC)

PO Box 5202

Middle Park

Victoria, 3206

Australia

M: +61 404 816 434

infexion@ozemail.com.au

ABN 47533508426

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