Evaluation of hydrogen peroxide vapor for the inactivation of nosocomial pathogens on porous and nonporous surfaces

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 82-85

  Lemmen, Sebastian ^a   Scheithauer, Simone ^a   Häfner, Helga ^a   Yezli, Saber ^b   Mohr, Michael ^c   Otter, Jonathan A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c SCHÜLKE AND MAYR GMBH   (Germany)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Clostridium difficile; Decontamination; Disinfection; Hydrogen peroxide vapor; Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COTTON; DISINFECTION SYSTEM; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE VAPOR; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VAPOR; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURFACE PROPERTY; VOLATILIZATION;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84927556804     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.007     Document Type: Article

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