Evaluation of an Ethanol-Based Spray Disinfectant for Decontamination of Cover Gowns Prior to Removal

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 364-366

  Koganti, Sreelatha ^a   Alhmidi, Heba ^a   Tomas, Myreen E ^a   Cadnum, Jennifer L ^a   Sass, Christopher ^a   Jencson, Annette L ^a   Donskey, Curtis J ^a,b  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE MS2; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SURGICAL GOWN; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS ENTRY; VIRUS RESISTANCE; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; LEVIVIRUS; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; OPERATING ROOM; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VIROLOGY;

DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LEVIVIRUS; OPERATING ROOMS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 85013657858     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.295     Document Type: Article

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