Saving costs through the decontamination of the packaging of unused medical supplies using hydrogen peroxide vapor

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 SPL, 2013, Pages 472-478

  Otter, Jonathan A ^a   Nowakowski, Elaine ^b   Salkeld, James A G ^a   Duclos, Mike ^a   Passaretti, Catherine L ^c   Yezli, Saber ^a   Ross, Tracy ^b,c   Carroll, Karen C ^b,c   Perl, Trish M ^b,c  

^a Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; COST CONTROL; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DEVICE; MICROBIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PILOT STUDY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASPERGILLUS; COST SAVINGS; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FUSARIUM; GASES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84876080107     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670210     Document Type: Article

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