ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Faced with a
pandemic , all
healthcare actions need to reflect
best practices , in order to avoid high transmissibility,
complications and even
hospitalizations . For
hospital environments , the products recommended and authorized by regulatory institutions for environmental cleaning and
disinfection need to be highly effective.
OBJECTIVE: To identify, systematically evaluate and summarize the best available scientific evidence on environmental cleaning to prevent COVID-19
infection . DESIGN AND
SETTING: A
systematic review of studies analyzing cleaning products that inactivate
coronavirus , conducted within the evidence-based
health program of a federal
university in São Paulo (SP),
Brazil .
METHODS: A systematic search of the relevant
literature was conducted in the
PubMed , EMBASE, Cochrane
Library , CINAHL and
LILACS databases, for articles published up to May 27, 2020, relating to studies evaluating cleaning products that inactivate
coronavirus in the
environment .
RESULTS: Seven studies were selected. These analyzed use of 70% alcohol,
detergent ,
detergent containing
iodine ,
household bleach,
sodium hypochlorite ,
hydrogen peroxide ,
chlorine dioxide ,
glutaraldehyde , ultraviolet irradiation and
plasma air purifier . The
effectiveness of treating
sewage with
sodium hypochlorite and
chlorine dioxide was also evaluated.
CONCLUSION: Disinfection of
environments , especially those in ordinary use, such as
bathrooms ,
needs to be done constantly.
Viral inactivation was achieved using
chlorine -based
disinfectants , alcohol,
detergents ,
glutaraldehyde ,
iodine -containing
detergents ,
hydrogen peroxide compounds and
household bleaches. Alcohol showed efficient immediate activity. In
sewage ,
sodium hypochlorite had better action than
chlorine dioxide . REGISTRATION NUMBER DOI 10.17605/OSF.
IO /YC5P4 in the Open
Science Framework.