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Brief Report: Inactivation of Herpesvirus on CPR Manikins Utilizing a Currently Recommended Disinfecting Procedure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Robert Z. Cavagnolo
Robert Z. Cavagnolo*
Affiliation:
Virology Department, Pathologists' Services, Professional Associates, Atlanta, Georgia
*
3175 Presidential Drive, Atlanta, GA 30340
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Abstract

The adequacy of a currently recommended protocol for disinfecting CPR manikins was investigated. Known quantities of Herpes simplex type 1 virus were applied to various sites on both adult and infant manikin heads, exposed to disinfectant under simulated classroom conditions, and then assayed for infectious virus. Results indicate that the disinfecting protocol and disinfectant are adequate for inactivating herpesvirus on CPR manikins, but that care must be exercised to ensure thorough cleaning.

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Original Articles
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 6 , Issue 11 , November 1985 , pp. 456 - 458
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1985

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