Use of adenosine triphosphate (atp) to monitor cleaning and disinfection of surfaces in air medical transport
With the objective of evaluating the quality of disinfection of aircraft and equipment used during inter-hospital aeromedical transport using ATP bioluminescence technology, we studied the environmental contamination that represents the risk of microbial transmission between patients and professionals. This remains one of the challenges of clinical practice. Visual inspection and microbial culture are considered common methods for evaluating the cleaning and disinfection of surfaces close to patients in hospital settings, such as cardiac monitors, infusion pumps, stretchers, etc.