Influence of Sanitizing Methods on Healthcare-Associated Infections Onset: A Multicentre, Randomized, Controlled Pre-Post Interventional Study

Caselli E^1,2*, Berloco F³, Tognon L⁴, Villone G⁵, La Fauci V⁶, Nola S⁷, Antonioli P⁷, Coccagna M², Balboni PG², Pelissero G⁸, Tarricone R⁹, Trua N, Brusaferro S¹⁰, Mazzacane S² and Study Group SAN-ICA^1,11

¹Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

²CIAS Research Laboratory, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

³Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Roma, Italy

⁴Ospedale di Santa Maria del Prato, Feltre (Belluno), Italy

⁵Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia, Foggia, Italy

⁶Policlinico Universitario G. Martino, Messina, Italy

⁷Department of Infection Prevention Control and Risk Management, S. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy

⁸Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy

⁹Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management (CERGAS), Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

¹⁰Ospedale Sant’Antonio Abate, Tolmezzo (Udine), Italy

¹¹Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

^*Corresponding Author: Caselli E, Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, University of Ferrara, Italy, Fax: +39 0532 974470 Email: