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Comparative Study
. 2020 Mar;41(3):358-360.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.316. Epub 2020 Jan 10.

How frequently should sink drains be disinfected?

Jorge A Ramos-Castaneda  1   2 , Matthew L Faron  3 , Joshua Hyke  4 , Dominique Bell-Key  4 , Blake W Buchan  3 , Rahul Nanchal  5 , Paula Pintar  4 , Mary Beth Graham  2 , Susan Huerta  4 , L Silvia Munoz-Price  2
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Comparative Study

How frequently should sink drains be disinfected?

Jorge A Ramos-Castaneda et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

Previously, we showed that disinfection of sink drains is effective at decreasing bacterial loads. Here, we report our evaluation of the ideal frequency of sink-drain disinfection and our comparison of 2 different hydrogen peroxide disinfectants.

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