Resumen de Clean sweep.
The article discusses how hospitals are increasing janitors' roles in sanitizing patients' rooms in order to reduce the risk of spreading infectious diseases. Topics include how bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is controlled through hand washing, how infectious bacteria cling to many inorganic surfaces, and how vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus can survive on dry surfaces for several years. Additional information is presented on how hospitals are hiring infection-control specialists to maintain cleanliness.
