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1 Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections? 
Curtis J. Donskey, MD  American Journal of Infection Control  Volume 41, Issue 5, Pages S12-S19 (May 2013) DOI: /j.ajic Copyright © Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 2 Incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) on a bone marrow transplant unit during periods when different disinfectant products were used (adapted from Mayfield et al33). The 4 periods included the following: (1) period 1: quaternary ammonium disinfectant; period 2: bleach containing 5,000 parts per million hypochlorite used for CDI rooms; period 3: quaternary ammonium disinfectant used daily for all rooms in response to an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci; and period 4: reinstitution of bleach for CDI rooms. Quat, quaternary ammonium disinfectant. American Journal of Infection Control  , S12-S19DOI: ( /j.ajic ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

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