Clostridium difficile Infection Reservoirs Within an Acute Rehabilitation Environment, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 100(1): 44-47

Conclusions: Nonsporicidal disinfectant was not effective on hospital floors. Sporicidal disinfection of the floor is important when rates of C difficile infection are increased. Wheelchairs are complex devices and difficult to properly clean. The hospital purchased an ultraviolent device for wheelchair cleaning with a subsequent reduction in spores on repeat cultures.
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