Table 1 Summary of the planned steps for microbial sampling
From: The impact of a ‘milking the COW’ campaign in a regional hospital in Singapore
Week | 2 (intervention) wards | 2 (control) wards | Total samples |
|---|---|---|---|
Day D-1 10 am–1 pm | Swab all COWs keyboards (baseline) | Swab all COWs keyboards (baseline) | 39 swabs |
Day 0 12 pm–4 pm | Attach Hand hygiene dispenser on all COWs | No Hand hygiene dispenser attached | |
Day 7 10 am–1 pm | Swab all COWs Keyboards | Swab all COWs Keyboards | 39 swabs |
Day 14 10 am–1 pm | Swab all COWs keyboards | Swab all COWs keyboards | 39 swabs |
Wash out period for a week | |||
Day 0 10 am–1 pm | Repeat swabs for all COWs keyboards | Repeat swabs for all COWs keyboards | 39 swabs |
Day 0 12 pm–4 pm | Attach Hand hygiene dispenser on all COWs | No Hand hygiene dispenser attachment | |
Day 7 10 am–12 pm | Swab all COWs Keyboards | Swab all COWs Keyboards | 39 swabs |
Day 14 10 am–12 pm | Swab all COWs keyboards | Swab all COWs keyboards | 39 swabs |