ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2014
Cold air plasma to decontaminate inanimate surfaces of the hospital environment.
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- Treatment of Clinically Important Bacteria With Cold Atmospheric Plasma.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Review
- Process Technologies for Disinfection of Food-Contact Surfaces in the Dry Food Industry: A Review.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Exploring the potential of cold plasma therapy in treating bacterial infections in veterinary medicine: opportunities and challenges.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Review
- Cold Atmospheric Plasma Ameliorates Skin Diseases Involving Reactive Oxygen/Nitrogen Species-Mediated Functions.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Non-thermal Plasma Treatment of ESKAPE Pathogens: A Review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Review
- Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm biomass mediates tolerance to cold plasma.Letters in applied microbiology · 2019Article
- Characterization of Efficiency and Mechanisms of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Decontamination of Seeds for Sprout Production.Frontiers in microbiology · 2018Article
- High-touch surfaces: microbial neighbours at hand.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2017Review
- Vitamin C Pretreatment Enhances the Antibacterial Effect of Cold Atmospheric Plasma.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2017Article
- Non-thermal Plasma Exposure Rapidly Attenuates Bacterial AHL-Dependent Quorum Sensing and Virulence.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Modern technologies for improving cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in hospitals.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2016Review
- Does antibiotic resistance impair plasma susceptibility of multi-drug resistant clinical isolates of enterococci in vitro?Gut pathogens · 2016Article
- A three-point time series study of antibiotic usage on an intensive care unit, following an antibiotic stewardship programme, after an outbreak of multi-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2015Observational
- Potential Applications of Non-thermal Plasma in Animal Husbandry to Improve Infrastructure.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Review
- Validation of environmental disinfection efficiency of traditional Ayurvedic fumigation practices.Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicineArticle
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Abstract
The hospital environment harbors bacteria that may cause health care-associated infections. Microorganisms, such as multiresistant bacteria, can spread around the patient's inanimate environment. Some recently introduced biodecontamination approaches in hospitals have significant limitations due to the toxic nature of the gases and the length of time required for aeration. This study evaluated the in vitro use of cold air plasma as an efficient alternative to traditional methods of biodecontamination of hospital surfaces. Cultures of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli, and Acinetobacter baumannii were applied to different materials similar to those found in the hospital environment. Artificially contaminated sections of marmoleum, mattress, polypropylene, powder-coated mild steel, and stainless steel were then exposed to a cold air pressure plasma single jet for 30 s, 60 s, and 90 s, operating at approximately 25 W and 12 liters/min flow rate. Direct plasma exposure successfully reduced the bacterial load by log 3 for MRSA, log 2.7 for VRE, log 2 for ESBL-producing E. coli, and log 1.7 for A. baumannii. The present report confirms the efficient antibacterial activity of a cold air plasma single-jet plume on nosocomial bacterially contaminated surfaces over a short period of time and highlights its potential for routine biodecontamination in the clinical environment.
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