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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 45(3): 390-392, 2024 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37782038
RESUMO
Contaminated surfaces may be a source of transmission for the globally emerging pathogen, Candida auris. Because floors may be a source of C. auris contamination on hands, strategies for inactivating or removing C. auris from floors were investigated. A sporicidal disinfectant and UV-C were most effective in inactivating C. auris on floors.
Assuntos
Desinfetantes , Humanos , Desinfetantes/farmacologia , Candida auris , Candida , Detergentes/farmacologia , Antifúngicos
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 45(2): 257-259, 2024 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37767689
RESUMO
In laboratory testing, a mobile enclosed disinfection cabinet using ultraviolet-C light and aerosolized hydrogen peroxide was effective for disinfection of hard and soft surfaces. The addition of aerosolized hydrogen peroxide to ultraviolet-C light resulted in improved disinfection of soft surfaces and Clostridioides difficile spores.