Dusting off hospital cleaning measures would help keep patients safer from superbugs, doctors say

Cleaning contaminated surfaces in hospitals is critically important to protect patients from drug-resistant superbugs, which are on the rise. But some infectious diseases experts say recent moves to outsource hospital services could compromise the standards of cleanliness and result in poorer infection controls.

Jun 15, 2024 - 11:50
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Dusting off hospital cleaning measures would help keep patients safer from superbugs, doctors say
A man wearing hospital scrubs, a mask and gloves uses a yellow cloth to clean a piece of equipment in an operating room.

Cleaning contaminated surfaces in hospitals is critically important to protect patients from drug-resistant superbugs, which are on the rise. But some infectious diseases experts say recent moves to outsource hospital services could compromise the standards of cleanliness and result in poorer infection controls.

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