title: Evaluation of a new hydrogen peroxide wipe disinfectant.
abstract: A new activated hydrogen peroxide wipe disinfectant was used to disinfect 10 high-touch surfaces in 72 patient rooms. After cleaning, 99% of surfaces yielded less than 2.5 colony-forming units/cm(2), 75% yielded no growth, and 70% yielded adenosine triphosphate counts of less than 250 relative light units. The new disinfectant was highly effective.
authors.affiliation: Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boyce
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Havill
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004202:Disinfectants; D004203:Disinfection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide