Marked reductions in rates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization & disease associated with introduction of a routine hospital-wide bleach cleaning program.

To reduce rates of VRE colonization/disease, we introduced a multimodal hospital-wide bleach-based cleaning program (BBCP) that included a new product (sodium hypochlorite 1000ppm + detergent), new standardised (routine and detailed) cleaning practices & modified glove/gown protocols to rely on alcohol-based handrub & sleeveless aprons. Rates of VRE pre- & post-BBCP were compared.