Decontamination of rooms, medical equipment and ambulances using an aerosol of hydrogen peroxide disinfectant

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-155

  Andersen, Bjorg Marit ^a   Rasch, M ^a   Hochlin, K ^a   Jensen, F H ^a   Wismar, P ^a   Fredriksen, J E ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Health and Environment AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ambulance decontamination; Hydrogen peroxide fume decontamination; Medical equipment decontamination; Room decontamination; Spore test

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

AEROSOL; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ROBOTICS; SANITATION;

EID: 30344456669     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.07.020     Document Type: Article

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