Terminal decontamination of the Royal Free London's high-level isolation unit after a case of Ebola virus disease using hydrogen peroxide vapor

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 233-235

  Otter, Jonathan A ^a,b   Mepham, Stephen ^c   Athan, Breda ^c   Mack, Damien ^c   Smith, Robin ^c   Jacobs, Michael ^c   Hopkins, Susan ^c  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Bioquell UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contamination; Decontamination; Ebola; Hydrogen peroxide vapor

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISINFECTION; DISINFECTION SYSTEM; EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; EBOLAVIRUS; FUMIGATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE VAPOR; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT ISOLATOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VAPOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENGLAND; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT ISOLATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; VOLATILIZATION;

CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; EBOLAVIRUS; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, EBOLA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONDON; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT ISOLATORS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84958850151     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.08.025     Document Type: Article

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