Environmental cleaning and disinfection practices for respiratory viruses in hospitals and long-term care facilities in the Netherlands
Laura M. Orsel, Jeroen J. A. van Kampen, Bart L. Haagmans, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Cynthia P. Haanappel, Laura van Buul, Karin Ellen Veldkamp, Rosa van Mansfeld, Marjolein Knoester, Mariëtte Lokate, Andreas Voss, Herbert J. de Jager, Edmée C. Bowles, Anne F. Voor in ’t holt, Juliëtte A. Severin · 2026
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Laura M. Orsel and colleagues report a 2026 survey of surface cleaning and disinfection for respiratory viruses in Dutch hospitals and long-term care facilities. Five years after COVID-19 began, international guidance still advised disinfecting rooms after such patients, while Dutch guidance shifted in March 2023 to cleaning only. The team surveyed infection prevention professionals in June 2023.
Respondents described current practice for SARS-CoV-2 and for other respiratory viruses, plus how practice compared with the first pandemic wave. The survey probes whether facilities follow the relaxed national advice or keep disinfecting from habit and caution. Differences between hospitals and care homes also matter for policy. The authors use the snapshot to judge whether guidance changes actually reach the ward floor.
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| CREATOR | Laura M. Orsel, Jeroen J. A. van Kampen, Bart L. Haagmans, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Cynthia P. Haanappel, Laura van Buul, Karin Ellen Veldkamp, Rosa van Mansfeld, Marjolein Knoester, Mariëtte Lokate, Andreas Voss, Herbert J. de Jager, Edmée C. Bowles, Anne F. Voor in ’t holt, Juliëtte A. Severin |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34140 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |