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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Cadnum, Jennifer L.
• Jencson, Annette L.
• Livingston, Scott H.
• Li, Daniel F.
• Redmond, Sarah N.
• Pearlmutter, Basya
• Wilson, Brigid M.
• Donskey, Curtis J.

Titel

Evaluation of an electrostatic spray disinfectant technology for rapid decontamination of portable equipment and large open areas in the era of SARS-CoV-2

Ist Teil von

• American journal of infection control, 2020-08, Vol.48 (8), p.951-954

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •Efficient methods are needed for decontamination of equipment and waiting rooms.•Wheelchairs, equipment and waiting rooms were frequently contaminated.•An electrostatic spray disinfectant provided rapid decontamination. In the setting of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, efficient methods are needed to decontaminate shared portable devices and large open areas such as waiting rooms. We found that wheelchairs, portable equipment, and waiting room chairs were frequently contaminated with potential pathogens. After minimal manual precleaning of areas with visible soiling, application of a dilute sodium hypochlorite disinfectant using an electrostatic sprayer provided rapid and effective decontamination and eliminated the benign virus bacteriophage MS2 from inoculated surfaces.