Efficacy of a multi-purpose high level disinfection cabinet against Candida auris and other health care-associated pathogen

Publication date: Available online 24 December 2019Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Jessica A. Kumar, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Annette L. Jencson, Curtis J. DonskeyPortable equipment and other small devices used in health care are a potential source for dissemination of pathogens. We demonstrated that a high-level disinfection cabinet using ultrasonic submicron droplets of peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide was effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridiodes difficile spores, the nonenveloped virus bacteriophage MS2, and Candida auris on steel disk carriers. The device also eliminated Candida auris inoculated on real-world items of portable equipment.
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research