Comparison of floor sanitation methods

S. De Lorenzi*, G. Finzi, R. Parmiggiani, P. Cugini, P. Cacciari, G. Salvatorelli
Universita di Ferrara, Italy
Journal of Hospital Infection (2006) 62, 346-348
乾拭き後の湿性洗浄および湿性洗浄後の乾拭きの2つの清掃方法を、ワックスを塗ったポリ塩化ビニル製および磁器タイル製の2種類の病室の床で比較し、それぞれの汚染除去能力を判定した。乾拭き後の湿性洗浄の場合、平均微生物量に有意な減少は認められなかった。しかし、湿性洗浄後の乾拭きの方法では、どちらのタイプの床でも微生物量が減少し、その差は統計学的に有意であった。
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監訳者コメント：
非常にシンプルなメッセージであるが、日常的な行為に対する影響力が大きい論文である。おばあちゃんは言っていた・・・、「水拭きしてから乾拭きするのが当たり前だ」。

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