Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of an intensive care unit to remove environmental reservoirs of multidrug-resistant gram-negative rods during an outbreak

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 754-756

  Otter, Jonathan A ^a   Yezli, Saber ^a   Schouten, Marinus A ^b   Van Zanten, Arthur R H ^b   Houmes Zielman, Greetje ^b   Nohlmans Paulssen, Maria K E ^b  

^a Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; Bioquell; contamination; Enterobacter; HPV; hydrogen peroxide vapour; outbreak

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; VAPOR;

CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 78049370096     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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