Evaluation of a sporicidal peracetic acid/hydrogen peroxide–based daily disinfectant cleaner

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1414-1416

  Deshpande, Abhishek ^a   Mana, Thriveen S C ^a   Cadnum, Jennifer L ^a   Jencson, Annette C ^b   Sitzlar, Brett ^a   Fertelli, Dennis ^a   Hurless, Kelly ^b   Kundrapu, Sirisha ^a   Sunkesula, Venkata C K ^a   Donskey, Curtis J ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; OXYCIDE; PERACETIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; FOMITE; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOMITES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERACETIC ACID; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

EID: 84908327999     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678416     Document Type: Article

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