The patient zone is defined by its immediate surrounding. This includes the near patient zone which is in direct physical contact with the patient such as bed rails, bedside table or infusion tubing. Further, surfaces that are frequently touched by health care workers such as monitors, keyboards or surfaces of medical equipment.
Therefore surface cleansing and disinfection has not only to be applied in high-risk areas such as operating theaters or intensive care units but also in all other areas especially in above mention patient zone.
