Effects of an Environmental Services Professional Training Course and Cleaning Products on the Rates of Infection Seen at Suburban Hospital

Smith R. et al. In 2000, National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) personnel conducted a survey at a number of the District of Columbia (DC) hospitals. The investigators found that hospital housekeeping practices varied widely between institutions and there was no standardized training program for environmental services (ES) personnel. For example, cleaning practices did not allow for the appropriate contact time when disinfectants were applied to surfaces. This study evolved from the results of that survey and utilized a relatively new yet proven technology called Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide^®(AHP^®).

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