Effectiveness of cleaning-disinfection wipes and sprays against multidrug-resistant outbreak strains

Highlights • All tested cleaning-disinfection wipes and sprays had >5 log10 colony forming unit (CFU) reduction. • No correlation was found between CFU and relative light units measurements. • Future research should use the now available testing standards.

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2017-08, Vol.45 (8), p.e69-e73
Main Authors: Kenters, Nikki, BSc, Huijskens, Elisabeth G.W., PhD, MD, de Wit, Sophie C.J., BSc, van Rosmalen, Joost, PhD, Voss, Andreas, PhD, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii - drug effects
Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology
ATP
CFU
Cleaning-disinfecting sprays
Cleaning-disinfecting wipes
Decontamination - methods
Disease Outbreaks
Disinfectants - pharmacology
Disinfection - methods
Disposable Equipment
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Klebsiella pneumoniae - drug effects
Netherlands
Outbreak strains
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci - drug effects
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Summary:Highlights • All tested cleaning-disinfection wipes and sprays had >5 log10 colony forming unit (CFU) reduction. • No correlation was found between CFU and relative light units measurements. • Future research should use the now available testing standards.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.04.290