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Evaluation of an Ethanol-Based Spray Disinfectant for Decontamination of Cover Gowns Prior to Removal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2016

Sreelatha Koganti ,
Heba Alhmidi ,
Myreen E. Tomas ,
Jennifer L. Cadnum ,
Christopher Sass ,
Annette L. Jencson  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Sreelatha Koganti
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Heba Alhmidi
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Myreen E. Tomas
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Jennifer L. Cadnum
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Christopher Sass
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Annette L. Jencson
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
*
Address correspondence to Curtis J. Donskey, MD, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH, (curtisd123@yahoo.com).
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Abstract

An ethanol-based spray disinfectant significantly reduced bacteriophage MS2 contamination on material from gowns meeting ASTM standard 1671 for resistance to blood and viral penetration and on a cover gown worn by personnel. Effectiveness of disinfection was affected by the type of gown material and the correctness of fit.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:364–366

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 3 , March 2017 , pp. 364 - 366
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© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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