Failure of dry mist of hydrogen peroxide 5% to kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
A dry mist of hydrogen peroxide (DMHP; Sterinis), was used to test for surface decontamination of air-dried samples of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 3 x 10(5) cfu/mL in open plastic trays. No significant decontamination effect of DMHP could be observed after three ordinary cycles with hydrogen peroxide or after doubling the effect with six repeated cycles.
Andersen
B M
BM
Department of Hospital Infections, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. bjorgmarit.andersen@ulleval.no
Syversen
G
G
Thoresen
H
H
Rasch
M
M
Hochlin
K
K
Seljordslia
B
B
Snevold
I
I
Berg
E
E
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000633:toxicity*; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide