Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comparative Study
. 2010 Apr;38(3):234-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.09.011. Epub 2010 Jan 20.

Evaluation of an alcohol-based power sanitizing system for decontamination of hospital rooms of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage

Lucy A Jury  1 , Jennifer L Cadnum, Andrea Jennings-Sanders, Elizabeth C Eckstein, Shelley Chang, Curtis J Donskey
Affiliations
Comparative Study

Evaluation of an alcohol-based power sanitizing system for decontamination of hospital rooms of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage

Lucy A Jury et al. Am J Infect Control. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

A power sanitizing system that delivers a sanitizing mist of alcohol, rendered nonflammable by a carbon dioxide carrier, and a low concentration of quaternary ammonium compound, was easy to use, provided thorough coverage of surfaces, and significantly reduced vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination on commonly touched hospital surfaces. However, it was not as consistently effective for elimination of pathogens as 10% bleach solution.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

  • Hospital cleaning in the 21st century.
    Dancer SJ. Dancer SJ. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Dec;30(12):1473-81. doi: 10.1007/s10096-011-1250-x. Epub 2011 Apr 17. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011. PMID: 21499954 Review.

Publication types

MeSH terms