Deployment of a touchless ultraviolet light robot for terminal room disinfection: The importance of audit and feedback.

Journal: American journal of infection control
PMID: 29103637

Abstract

Touchless ultraviolet disinfection (UVD) devices effectively reduce the bioburden of epidemiologically relevant pathogens, including Clostridium difficile. During a 25-month implementation period, UVD devices were deployed facilitywide for the terminal disinfection of rooms that housed a patient who tested positive for C difficile. The deployment was performed with structured education, audit and feedback, and resulted in a multidisciplinary practice change that maximized the UVD capture rate from 20% to 100%.

Authors

  • Michele Fleming
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA. Electronic address: Michele.fleming@vcuhealth.org.
  • Amie Patrick
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Mark Gryskevicz
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Nadia Masroor
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Lisa Hassmer
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Kevin Shimp
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Kaila Cooper
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Michelle Doll
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Michael Stevens
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA.
  • Gonzalo Bearman
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.

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