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Evaluation of a novel alcohol-based surface disinfectant for disinfection of hard and soft surfaces in healthcare facilities

Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2017) 4(2)
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx054
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We examined the efficacy of a new 1-step cleaner and disinfectant containing 30% ethanol that is applied as a spray. The product rapidly reduced vegetative bacterial pathogens on carriers and on hard and soft surfaces in healthcare settings, but it did not stain clothing.

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Alhmidi, H., Koganti, S., Cadnum, J. L., Rai, H., Jencson, A. L., & Donskey, C. J. (2017). Evaluation of a novel alcohol-based surface disinfectant for disinfection of hard and soft surfaces in healthcare facilities. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx054

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