Evaluation of a new hydrogen peroxide wipe disinfectant.

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A new activated hydrogen peroxide wipe disinfectant was used to disinfect 10 high-touch surfaces in 72 patient rooms. After cleaning, 99% of surfaces yielded less than 2.5 colony-forming units/cm(2), 75% yielded no growth, and 70% yielded adenosine triphosphate counts of less than 250 relative light units. The new disinfectant was highly effective.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol

Title: Infection control and hospital epidemiology

ISSN (Electronic): 1559-6834

ISSN (Print): 0899-823X

Publication date (Electronic): May 2013

Volume: 34

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.

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DOI: 10.1086/670212

PubMed ID: 23571371

SO-VID: 020a23cf-294a-43c9-a5ea-8d2516ffd31d

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