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Evaluation of a Sporicidal Peracetic Acid/Hydrogen Peroxide–Based Daily Disinfectant Cleaner

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Abhishek Deshpande
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Thriveen S. C. Mana
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Jennifer L. Cadnum
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Annette C. Jencson
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Brett Sitzlar
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Dennis Fertelli
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Kelly Hurless
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Sirisha Kundrapu
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Venkata C. K. Sunkesula
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (curtisd123@yahoo.com).

Abstract

OxyCide Daily Disinfectant Cleaner, a novel peracetic acid/hydrogen peroxide–based sporicidal disinfectant, was as effective as sodium hypochlorite for in vitro killing of Clostridium difficile spores, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and vancomcyin-resistant enterococci. OxyCide was minimally affected by organic load and was effective in reducing pathogen contamination in isolation rooms

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(11):1414–1416

Type
Concise Communication
Copyright
© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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