title: Decontamination of an HIV-contaminated CPR manikin.
abstract: There has been a concern that the number of persons engaging in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training could decline because of questions about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmission. We investigated the theoretical possibility that a CPR manikin might serve as a fomite for HIV-1 transmission. Decontamination protocols were tested by using elevated levels of virus and decreasing decontamination times. Even under these compromising conditions, however, decontamination was effective.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7460.
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Corless
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lisker
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Buckheit
mesh_terms: D000433:1-Propanol; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins
chemical_list: D000433:1-Propanol