Impact of chlorine dioxide gas sterilization on nosocomial organism viability in a hospital room

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2596-2605

  Lowe, John J ^a   Gibbs, Shawn G ^a   Iwen, Peter C ^b   Smith, Philip W ^b   Hewlett, Angela L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorine dioxide; Gas; Hospital; Nosocomial; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIUM; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFECTIVITY; PATHOGEN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; VIABILITY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BATH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS FLOW; GAS STERILIZATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMIDITY; MEASUREMENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84881015295     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10062596     Document Type: Article

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