ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2013
Impact of chlorine dioxide gas sterilization on nosocomial organism viability in a hospital room.
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- Evidence Map and Systematic Review of Disinfection Efficacy on Environmental Surfaces in Healthcare Facilities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Chlorine Dioxide: Friend or Foe for Cell Biomolecules? A Chemical Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Formulation of Chlorine-Dioxide-Releasing Nanofibers for Disinfection in Humid and CONanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Low-cost, Small-scale Decontamination of Laboratory Equipment by Using Chlorine Dioxide Gas.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2019Article
- A study of the properties of chlorine dioxide gas as a fumigant.Experimental animals · 2016Article
- A pilot study on using chlorine dioxide gas for disinfection of gastrointestinal endoscopes.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2016Article
- Kinetics of Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis subsp. niger Spores and Staphylococcus albus on Paper by Chlorine Dioxide Gas in an Enclosed Space.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2016Article
- Sterilization of hydrogen peroxide resistant bacterial spores with stabilized chlorine dioxide.AMB Express · 2015Article
- Disinfection of Simulated Residual SARS-CoV-2 in Air by Chlorine Dioxide Gas in an Ambulance Setting.Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shockArticle
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Abstract
To evaluate the ability of ClO2 to decontaminate pathogens known to cause healthcare-associated infections in a hospital room strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Mycobacterium smegmatis, and Staphylococcus aureus were spot placed in duplicate pairs at 10 sites throughout a hospital room and then exposed to ClO2 gas. Organisms were collected and evaluated for reduction in colony forming units following gas exposure. Six sterilization cycles with varied gas concentrations, exposure limits, and relative humidity levels were conducted. Reductions in viable organisms achieved ranged from 7 to 10-log reductions. Two sterilization cycles failed to produce complete inactivation of organisms placed in a bathroom with the door closed. Reductions of organisms in the bathroom ranged from 6-log to 10-log reductions. Gas leakage between hospital floors did not occur; however, some minor gas leakage from the door of hospital room was measured which was subsequently sealed to prevent further leakage. Novel technologies for disinfection of hospital rooms require validation and safety testing in clinical environments. Gaseous ClO2 is effective for sterilizing environmental contamination in a hospital room. Concentrations of ClO2 up to 385 ppm were safely maintained in a hospital room with enhanced environmental controls.
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