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Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2022; 27(2): 141-152

Published online December 31, 2022 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2022.27.2.141

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Status of Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces in Hospitals

Sun Young Jeong1, Og Son Kim2 , Ji-Youn Choi3, Hyuk Ga4, Hwa Jeong Chae5, Sojin Lee6

College of Nursing, Konyang University1, Daejeon, Department of Nursing Science, Gangseo University2, Infection Control Team, Chung-Ang University Hospital3, Seoul, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Incheon Eun-Hye Convalescent Hospital4, Incheon, Department of Nursing, Seoul Silverlight Convalescent Hospital⁵, Seoul, The Infection Prevention and Control Team, Konyang University Hospital6, Daejeon, Korea

Correspondence to: Og Son Kim
E-mail: oskim-icp@hanmail.net
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7572-3850

Received: October 11, 2022; Revised: November 18, 2022; Accepted: December 1, 2022

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to identify the current status of environmental surface cleaning and disinfection in hospitals and to utilize the data to develop guidelines for environmental surface management.
Methods: The descriptive study was conducted in 191 hospitals in Korea from April 1, 2021, to April 30, 2021, and the data were collected from infection control personnel using Google Forms. The data were statistically analyzed using the chi-squared test, Fisher’s exact test, oneway ANOVA, and Scheffé’s post-hoc test using SPSS WIN 18.0.
Results: All hospitals trained their employees regarding cleaning and disinfection guidelines and policies, and 72.8% periodically revised these. The monitoring time and method of environmental cleaning and disinfection varied among hospitals. Regarding environmental cleaning and disinfection cycles, 80.1% of the general patient rooms, 88.5% of rooms for patients with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), 88.6% of rooms for patients with Clostridioides difficile, and 90.2% of rooms for patients with tuberculosis were cleaned daily. Various surface disinfectants were used in general rooms and the rooms of patients with MDROs and spore-forming bacteria. The items used for environmental surface cleaning and disinfection were generally well managed, and there were no significant differences between different types of hospital.
Conclusion: In this study, environmental management systems were often properly implemented. However, some hospitals used inappropriate disinfectants, such as quaternary ammonium for rotavirus patient rooms. Therefore, it is recommended to include specific details on appropriate cleaner selection when developing guidelines for environmental cleaning and disinfection. In addition, it is necessary to develop and implement training programs for the correct use of disinfectants.

Keywords: Disinfectants, Disinfection, Health facility environment

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