title: New approaches to decontamination of rooms after patients are discharged.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Section, Hospital of Saint Raphael and Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA. JBoyce@srhs.org
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boyce
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D001407:Bacillus / Q000187:drug effects; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000187:drug effects; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000517:prevention & control; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D004202:Disinfectants; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite