title: Evaluation of an automated room decontamination device using aerosolized peracetic acid.
abstract: Because manual cleaning is often suboptimal, there is increasing interest in use of automated devices for room decontamination. We demonstrated that an ultrasonic room fogging system that generates submicron droplets of peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide eliminated Clostridium difficile spores and vegetative pathogens from exposed carriers in hospital rooms and adjacent bathrooms.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Thriveen S C
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Mana
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sitzlar
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cadnum
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Annette L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Jencson
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Sreelatha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koganti
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: curtisd123@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001331:Automation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000187:drug effects; D003666:Decontamination / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010463:Peracetic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D004202:Disinfectants; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D010463:Peracetic Acid
keywords: Automated; Decontamination; Peracetic acid