| Autor: |
Sadie Solomon, Anna Stachel, Anne Kelly, Joe Mraz, Peter Aguilar, Julia Gardner, Judith Medefindt, Amy Horrocks, Stephanie Sterling, Maria Aguero-Rosenfeld, Michael Phillips |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
American Journal of Infection Control. 51:367-371 |
| ISSN: |
0196-6553 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ajic.2022.06.021 |
| Popis: |
Sporicidal disinfectants are necessary to control Clostridioides difficile and Candida auris. Novel application methods such as electrostatic sprayers may increase disinfection effectiveness. We employed a standardized protocol to assess 3 sporicidal disinfectants: electrolyzed water (EW), sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) and peracetic acid/hydrogen peroxide (PAA/HThe study was conducted at 2 New York City hospitals (1,082 total beds) over an 18-month period. The 3 chemicals were applied by housekeeping personnel following the hospital protocol; the use of electrostatic sprayers was incorporated into EW and NaDCC. In randomly selected rooms, 5 surfaces were sampled for microbial colony counts after cleaning. Data analyses were performed using negative binomial logistic regression.We collected 774 samples. NaDCC-disinfected surfaces had a lower mean colony count (14 colony forming units [CFU]) compared to PAA/HThe use of NaDCC for surface disinfection resulted in the lowest bacterial colony counts on patient room high touch surfaces in our study. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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