Effectiveness of plasma-treated hydrogen peroxide mist disinfection in various hospital environmentsopen access
- Authors
- Choi, Jongbong; Lee, Minhyuk; Lee, Yangsoon; Song, Yeongtak; Cho, Yongil; Lim, Tae Ho
- Issue Date
- Sep-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Hospital rooms; Hydrogen peroxide; Plasma activation; Surface disinfection; Surface type
- Citation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v.18, no.18, pp.1 - 9
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- Journal Title
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Volume
- 18
- Number
- 18
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 9
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/141033
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18189841
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
- Abstract
- Hospital environments are associated with a high risk of infection. As plasma-treated hydrogen peroxide mist disinfection has a higher disinfection efficacy, we tested the efficacy of plasma-treated hydrogen peroxide mist disinfection on several surfaces in various hospital environments. Disinfection was performed in 23 rooms across different hospital environments, including hospital wards, outpatient departments (OPDs), and emergency rooms. A total of 459 surfaces were swabbed before/after disinfection. Surfaces were also divided into plastic, metal, wood, leather, ceramic, silicone, and glass for further analyses. Only gram-positive bacteria were statistically analyzed because the number of gram-negative bacteria and mold was insufficient. Most colony-forming units (CFUs) of gram-positive bacteria were observed in OPDs and on leather materials before disinfection. The proportion of surfaces that showed a percentage decrease in CFU values of more than 90% after disinfection were as follows: OPDs (85%), hospital wards (99%), and emergency rooms (100%); plastic (97%), metal (83%), wood (84%), leather (81%), and others (87%). Plasma-treated hydrogen peroxide mist disinfection resulted in a significant decrease in the CFU values of gram-positive bacteria in various environments. Plasma-treated hydrogen peroxide mist disinfection is an effective and efficient method of disinfecting various hospital environments.
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