•Detergent and water are adequate for cleaning surfaces in nonpatient-care areas (e.g., administrative offices). Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces on a more frequent schedule than minimal-touch housekeeping surfaces. Clean walls, blinds, and window curtains in patient-care areas when they are visibly dusty or soiled.
•Do not perform disinfectant fogging in patient-care areas.
•Avoid large-surface cleaning methods that produce mists or aerosols, or disperse dust in patient-care areas.
•Follow proper procedures for effective uses of mops, cloths, and solutions.
•Prepare cleaning solutions daily or as needed, and replace with fresh solution frequently according to facility policies and procedures.
•Change the mop head at the beginning of each day and also as required by facility policy, or after cleaning up large spills of blood or other body substances.
•Clean mops and cloths after use and allow to dry before reuse; or use single-use, disposable mop heads and cloths.
•When performing low- or intermediate-level disinfection of environmental surfaces in nurseries and neonatal units, avoid unnecessary exposure of neonates to disinfectant residues on these surfaces by using EPA-registered germicides in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions and safety advisories.
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