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Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Polymer to Decrease Contamination of Environmental Surfaces in the Clinical Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Kerri A. Thom ,
Harold C. Standiford ,
J. Kristie Johnson ,
Nader Hanna  and
Jon P. Furuno
Kerri A. Thom*
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Harold C. Standiford
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
J. Kristie Johnson
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Nader Hanna
Affiliation:
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Jon P. Furuno
Affiliation:
Oregon State University/Oregon Health & Science University College of Pharmacy, Portland, Oregon
*
685 West Baltimore Street, MSTF Suite 334B, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (kthom@epi.umaryland.edu).
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We performed a real-world, controlled intervention to investigate use of an antimicrobial surface polymer, MSDS Poly, on environmental contamination. Pathogenic bacteria were identified in 18 (90%) of 20 observations in treated rooms and 19 (83%) of 23 observations in untreated rooms (P = .67). MSDS Poly had no significant effect on environmental contamination.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(8):1060–1062

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 8 , August 2014 , pp. 1060 - 1062
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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