The 5th International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control
8–11 November 2011, Melbourne Convention Centre, Australia
Presentation on Thursday afternoon 1.20pm
Elizabeth Gillespie from Southern Health will be presenting her research to date at this years congress of the benefits of steam towards controlling infection.
“In 2011 we began a project reviewing cleaning methodologies for managing patients with VRE. We stumbled across the developing evidence for using microfibre cloth and steam sanitation in clinical environments. A literature review identified the advantages of both technologies. We trialled both cleaning methods within aged care and acute care settings. We utilised our standard for fluorescent markers, incorporating it as a teaching tool and monitoring system. Using both microbiological sampling and ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate; Clean Trace) to monitor bioburden before and after room cleaning, we tested rooms where patients with confirmed C difficile and diarrhoea had been accommodated. Using new generation agar plates we confirmed the growth of C difficile from the patient stool samples. The technologies tested have significant advantages including reducing our environmental footprint, reducing OH&S risks, better cleaning outcomes and considerable time savings. These will be detailed during the presentation.”
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