Three swipes and you're out: How many swipes are needed to decontaminate plastic with disposable wipes?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 442-443

  Berendt, Andrea E ^a   Turnbull, Leeann ^b   Spady, Donald ^a   Rennie, Robert ^b   Forgie, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

contamination; fomites; Infection prevention and control

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL LOAD; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; PILOT PROJECTS; PLASTICS;

EID: 79957897837     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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