The checklist has the user identify whether high-touch room surfaces, those sites most frequently contaminated and touched by patients and/or healthcare workers, have been cleaned, not cleaned or are not present in the room.
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It also asks the user to identify the monitoring method used, such as direct observation, swab cultures or fluorescent gel.
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