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ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2024

Research priorities to strengthen environmental cleaning in healthcare facilities: the CLEAN Group Consensus.

Giorgia Gon, Angela Dramowski, Emilio Hornsey, Wendy Graham, Nasser Fardousi, Alexander Aiken, Benedetta Allegranzi, Darcy Anderson, James Bartram, Sanjay Bhattacharya and 27 more

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37 authors.

Giorgia GonLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. giorgia.gon@lshtm.ac.uk.
Angela DramowskiStellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Emilio HornseyUK Health Security Agency, London, UK.
Wendy GrahamLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Nasser FardousiLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Alexander AikenLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Benedetta AllegranziInfection Prevention and Control Unit, Integrated Health Services, World Health Organisation (WHO) HQ, Geneva, Switzerland.
Darcy AndersonThe Water Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
James BartramUniversity of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Sanjay BhattacharyaTata Medical Center, Kolkata, India.
John BroganHelvetas, Zurich, Switzerland.
An CaluwaertsIPC Consultant, Brussels, Belgium.
Maria Clara PadovezeUniversidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Nizam DamaniSouthern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, UK.
Stephanie DancerNHS Lanarkshire, Bothwell, UK.
Miranda DeevesInfection Prevention and Control Unit, Integrated Health Services, World Health Organisation (WHO) HQ, Geneva, Switzerland.
Lindsay DennyUnited Nations Children's Fund, New York, USA.
Nicholas FeaseyLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
Lisa HallUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Joost HopmanRadboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Laxman Kharal ChettryTerre des Hommes, Geneva, Switzerland.
Martin KiernanRichard Wells Research Centre, University of West London, London, UK.
Claire KilpatrickKSHealthcare Consulting, Glasgow, UK.
Shaheen MehtarInfection Control Africa Network, Cape Town, South Africa.
Christine MoeEmory University, Atlanta, USA.
Stephen Nurse-FindlayWorld Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Folasade OgunsolaInfection Control Africa Network, Cape Town, South Africa.
Tochi OkworNigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
Bruno PascualTerre des Hommes, Geneva, Switzerland.
Molly PatrickCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA.
Oliver PearseLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
Alexandra PetersUniversity of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Didier PittetUniversity of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Julie StorrKSHealthcare Consulting, Glasgow, UK.
Sara TomczykRobert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Thomas G WeiserStanford University, Stanford, USA.
Habib YakubuEmory University, Atlanta, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental cleaning is essential to patient and health worker safety, yet it is a substantially neglected area in terms of knowledge, practice, and capacity-building, especially in resource-limited settings. Public health advocacy, research and investment are urgently needed to develop and implement cost-effective interventions to improve environmental cleanliness and, thus, overall healthcare quality and safety. We outline here the CLEAN Group Consensus exercise yielding twelve urgent research questions, grouped into four thematic areas: standards, system strengthening, behaviour change, and innovation.

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Health FacilitiesCross InfectionDisinfectionHousekeeping, HospitalHumansInfection ControlResearchEnvironment cleaningHealthcare facilitiesResearch priorities

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PMID39334226
PMCPMC11437814

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