title: Failure of dry mist of hydrogen peroxide 5% to kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Infections, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. bjorgmarit.andersen@ulleval.no
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Syversen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thoresen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rasch
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hochlin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seljordslia
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Snevold
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide