Understanding Barriers to Optimal Cleaning and Disinfection in Hospitals: A Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey of Environmental Services Workers.

Daniel A Bernstein, Elizabeth Salsgiver, Matthew S Simon, William Greendyke, Daniel P Eiras, Masahiro Ito, Dean A Caruso, Timothy M Woodward, Odette T Perriel, Lisa Saiman, E Yoko Furuya, David P Calfee

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2016 December

In this study, we used an online survey to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to environmental cleaning and other infection prevention strategies among environmental services workers (ESWs) at 5 hospitals. Our findings suggest that ESWs could benefit from additional education and feedback as well as new strategies to address workflow challenges. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1492-1495.

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