Efficacy of disinfectant-impregnated wipes used for surface disinfection in hospitals: A review

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Song, Xinyu ^a   Vossebein, Lutz ^b   Zille, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b NIEDERRHEIN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disinfectant impregnated wipe; Efficacy; Infection control; Interaction; Ready to use wipe; Surface disinfection

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; ALKYL DIMETHYL BENZYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZYL DIMETHYL OCTYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE; PERACETIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 85071279411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-019-0595-2     Document Type: Review

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