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ArticleScientific reports2023

Antimicrobial effects of chlorine dioxide in a hospital setting.

Mariana Helou, Ahmad Mahdi, Antoine Abou Fayad, Ahmad Sleiman, Ghassan M Matar, Sanaa Zoghbi, Tarek Madani, Rola Husni

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mariana HelouDivision of Emergency, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ahmad MahdiDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Antoine Abou FayadCenter for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ahmad SleimanCenter for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ghassan M MatarCenter for Infectious Diseases Research, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sanaa ZoghbiInfection Control Program, Lebanese American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Tarek MadaniInfection Control Program, Lebanese American University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Rola HusniDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon. roula.husni@lau.edu.lb.
Lebanese American University · LBAmerican University of Beirut · LBUniversity Medical Center Rizk Hospital · LB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chlorine dioxide is a powerful disinfectant with strong antibacterial properties. We conducted a study at different sites of the Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk Hospital to determine the efficacy of the ECOM air mask in decreasing the particle load. Air cultures were obtained from three different locations, namely the patients' elevator, visitors' elevator and mobile clinic and the number of colonies grown on each type of agar was determined. We also measured particle counts at the three sites both at baseline and after placement of the ECOM air mask. After 7 days of ECOM air mask use, the numbers of colonies grown on all types of media was decreased by 20-100% versus the baseline values. The counts of particles of different diameters (0.3, 0.5 and 5 µm) were decreased at all three sampled sites. This study highlighted the efficacy of the ECOM air mask. The utility of the gaseous form of ClO

Indexed as

Chlorine CompoundsDisinfectantsChlorineGasesHospitalsHumansOxidesChlorineChlorine Compoundschlorine dioxideDisinfectantsGasesOxides

Identifiers

PMID38129523
PMCPMC10739700
OpenAlexW4390050390

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