An Evaluation of Environmental Decontamination With Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor for Reducing the Risk of Patient Acquisition of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms | Zendy

Catherine Passaretti | Zendy; Jonathan A. Otter | Zendy; Nicholas G Reich | Zendy; Jessica Myers | Zendy; John Shepard | Zendy; Tracy Ross | Zendy; Karen C. Carroll | Zendy; P Lipsett | Zendy; Trish M. Perl | Zendy

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An Evaluation of Environmental Decontamination With Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor for Reducing the Risk of Patient Acquisition of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

Author(s) -

Catherine Passaretti,

Jonathan A. Otter,

Nicholas G Reich,

Jessica Myers,

John Shepard,

Tracy Ross,

Karen C. Carroll,

P Lipsett,

Trish M. Perl

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis839

Subject(s) - human decontamination , medicine , hydrogen peroxide , multiple drug resistance , environmental chemistry , waste management , microbiology and biotechnology , drug resistance , pathology , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , engineering

Admission to a room previously occupied by a patient with certain multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) increases the risk of acquisition. Traditional cleaning strategies do not remove all environmental MDROs. We evaluated the environmental and clinical impact of hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) room disinfection.

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