Evaluation of environmental cleaning of patient rooms: Impact of different fluorescent gel markers
Date:
01/15/2019
Citation:
Rock C, Xie A, Andonian J, Hsu YJ, Osei P, Keller SC, Gurses AP, Trexler P, Maragakis LL, Cosgrove SE; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Evaluation of environmental cleaning of patient rooms: Impact of different fluorescent gel markers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Jan;40(1):100-102. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.287. Epub 2018 Nov 13. PMID: 30419977; PMCID: PMC6736514.
Abstract
In this systematic evaluation of fluorescent gel markers (FGM) applied to high-touch surfaces with a metered applicator (MA) made for the purpose versus a generic cotton swab (CS), removal rates were 60.5% (476 of 787) for the MA and 64.3% (506 of 787) for the CS. MA-FGM removal interpretation was more consistent, 83% versus 50% not removed, possibly due to less varied application and more adhesive gel.