An evaluation of environmental decontamination with hydrogen peroxide vapor for reducing the risk of patient acquisition of multidrug-resistant organisms

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-35

  Passaretti, Catherine L ^a,b,c   Otter, Jonathan A ^d   Reich, Nicholas G ^e,f   Myers, Jessica ^e   Shepard, John ^a   Ross, Tracy ^g   Carroll, Karen C ^g   Lipsett, Pam ^a   Perl, Trish M ^a,b,e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^g Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

decontamination; disinfection; environmental contamination; hydrogen peroxide vapor; multidrug resistant organisms

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANT ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAPOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84871190132     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis839     Document Type: Article

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