SynthesisSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina
Environmental cleaning to prevent COVID-19 infection. A rapid systematic review.
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- The efficacy of ultraviolet light-emitting technology against coronaviruses: a systematic review.The Journal of hospital infection · 2021Pooled it
- Indications for accurate and appropriate use of personal protective equipment for healthcare professionals. A systematic review.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicinaPooled it
- Effects of COVID-19 disinfection recommendations on microbial environment contamination: focus on emergency physicians' stethoscopes and smartphones.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2025Article
- Clean to Prevent, Monitor to Protect: A Scoping Review on Strategies for Monitoring Cleaning in Hospitals to Prevent HAIs.Infectious disease reports · 2025Review
- A Serendipitous Outcome of COVID-19: Modifications to ICU Management.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2023Review
- COVID-19 Disease in Under-5 Children: Current Status and Strategies for Prevention including Vaccination.Vaccines · 2023Review
- Environmental challenges of COVID-19 pandemic: resilience and sustainability - A review.Environmental research · 2023Review
- Surface Disinfection Practice in Public Hospitals in the Era of COVID-19: Assessment of Disinfectant Solution Preparation and Use in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Infection and drug resistance · 2023Article
- A review of facilities management interventions to mitigate respiratory infections in existing buildings.Building and environment · 2022Article
- Debate on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.Ethics, medicine, and public health · 2022Article
- Effect of SARs-CoV-2 pandemic on infection prevention behaviors and bacterial burden of high touch surfaces in a medical/surgical setting.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Infection control in the intensive care unit: expert consensus statements for SARS-CoV-2 using a Delphi method.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Disinfectant-induced hormesis: An unknown environmental threat of the application of disinfectants to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic?Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2022Article
- What is the risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 from the use of public toilets?The Science of the total environment · 2021Review
- Infection Control in the Era of COVID-19: A Narrative Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Associations between Indoor Environmental Quality and Infectious Diseases Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices of Hotel Workers in Wuhan, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundFaced with a pandemic, all healthcare actions need to reflect best practices, in order to avoid high transmissibility, complications and even hospitalizations. For hospital environments, the products recommended and authorized by regulatory institutions for environmental cleaning and disinfection need to be highly effective.
objectiveTo identify, systematically evaluate and summarize the best available scientific evidence on environmental cleaning to prevent COVID-19 infection. DESIGN AND
settingA systematic review of studies analyzing cleaning products that inactivate coronavirus, conducted within the evidence-based health program of a federal university in São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
methodsA systematic search of the relevant literature was conducted in the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and LILACS databases, for articles published up to May 27, 2020, relating to studies evaluating cleaning products that inactivate coronavirus in the environment.
resultsSeven studies were selected. These analyzed use of 70% alcohol, detergent, detergent containing iodine, household bleach, sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide, chlorine dioxide, glutaraldehyde, ultraviolet irradiation and plasma air purifier. The effectiveness of treating sewage with sodium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide was also evaluated.
conclusionDisinfection of environments, especially those in ordinary use, such as bathrooms, needs to be done constantly. Viral inactivation was achieved using chlorine-based disinfectants, alcohol, detergents, glutaraldehyde, iodine-containing detergents, hydrogen peroxide compounds and household bleaches. Alcohol showed efficient immediate activity. In sewage, sodium hypochlorite had better action than chlorine dioxide. REGISTRATION NUMBER: DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/YC5P4 in the Open Science Framework.
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