Feedback of ATP measurement as a tool for reducing environmental contamination in hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area.

Design: A two-phase prospective intervention study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if feedback of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements decreases environmental contamination within hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area.

Methods: Standardized ATP measurements were conducted in nine hospitals on pre-defined fomites.

ATP measurement as an objective method to measure environmental contamination in 9 hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area.

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the level of environmental contamination in hospitals in the Dutch/Belgian border area, using ATP measurements.

Design: A cross-sectional observational survey.

Methods: Standardized ATP measurements were conducted in 9 hospitals on 32 hospital wards.