1151. A Safer, More Effective Method for Cleaning and Disinfecting GI Endoscopic Procedure Rooms

• Published in: Open forum infectious diseases Vol. 5; no. suppl_1; p. S346
• Main Authors: Overholt, Bergein, Reynolds, Karen, Wheeler, Donald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 26.11.2018
• Subjects: Abstracts; Adenosine triphosphate; Endoscopy

Background Healthcare acquired infections are increasing. Current cleaning and disinfecting (C&D) methods subject staff to toxic chemicals and can be damaging to the facility. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a disinfecting solution that is 80–200 times more effective than bleach in surface disinfect...