Assessing the biological efficacy and rate of recontamination following hydrogen peroxide vapour decontamination

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-188

  Otter, J A ^a   Cummins, M ^b   Ahmad, F ^c   van Tonder, C ^c   Drabu, Y J ^d  

^a Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Environmental contamination; HPV decontamination; Hydrogen peroxide vapour; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Recontamination; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLEANING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DECONTAMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GENTAMICINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 35148817124     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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