Bacterial Contamination inside and outside Spray Containers of Disinfectant Ethanol

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 201 - 203
• Main Authors: NAKAGAWA, Hiroo, OKADA, Masayuki, IWAMURA, Naoya, TANIGUCHI, Syunsuke, YANAGIHARA, Katsunori, IMAMURA, Masanobu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control 25.09.2024
• Subjects: disinfectant ethanol; microbial contamination; pharmaceutical hygiene; spores; spray containers

For environmental disinfection, a few medical facilities use commercially available spray nozzles attached to ethanol disinfectant products or refill commercially available spray containers with ethanol disinfectants. There are concerns about microbial contamination by airborne bacteria falling duri...