title: The crucial role of wiping in decontamination of high-touch environmental surfaces: review of current status and directions for the future.
abstract: The testing and label claims of disinfectants to wipe high-touch environmental surfaces rarely reflect their field use where contact times are in seconds with only microliters of the disinfectant deposited on a unit surface area. Therefore, such products must be properly assessed with mechanical/chemical action combined. We critically review current wipe test methods and propose future approaches.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ssattar@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Syed A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sattar
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Maillard
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014110:Touch
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants