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Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs).

September 16, 2015

Leas BF, Sullivan N, Han JH, Pegues DA, Kaczmarek JL, Umscheid CA. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2015. Technical Brief No. 22. AHRQ Publication No. 15-EHC020-EF.

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Exploring the evidence on hard surface cleaning techniques in hospital rooms, this report provides recommendations for continued monitoring of disinfection practices to reduce the spread of health care–associated infections and enhance cleanliness in hospitals.

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