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Environmental Surface Decontamination

Environmental Surface Decontamination is a systematic process within aseptic technique that involves the reduction or elimination of microbial contamination from inanimate surfaces in healthcare or laboratory environments through the application of chemical agents or physical methods to prevent the transmission of pathogens.

91

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5.7K

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442

Authors

187

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

91

Air, Surface Environmental, and Personal Protective Equipment Contamination by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) From a Symptomatic Patient

Sean Wei Xiang Ong, Yian Kim Tan, Po Ying Chia et al. · JAMA · 2020 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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Chemical Warfare Agent Degradation and Decontamination

Sylvia S. Talmage, Annetta P. Watson, Veronique Hauschild et al. · Current Organic Chemistry · 2007 · 144 citations

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Plasma agents in bio-decontamination by dc discharges in atmospheric air

Zdenko Machala, Lenka Chládeková, Michal Pelach · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics · 2010 · 144 citations

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Terminal Decontamination of Patient Rooms Using an Automated Mobile UV Light Unit

John M. Boyce, Nancy L. Havill, Brent A. Moore · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2011 · 119 citations

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Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Survival on Hospital Fomites

Robert Y. M. Huang, Sanjay Mehta, Diane Weed et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2006 · 113 citations

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Authors

442

  1. SA
    Syed A. Sattar

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    3 publications · 122 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. MS
    Mark Stibich

    Xenex Disinfection Services (United States), United States

    3 publications · 125 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. SS
    Shashank S. Ghantoji

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

    3 publications · 125 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. GW
    George W. Wagner

    U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center

    3 publications · 154 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. RF
    Roy F. Chemaly

    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States

    3 publications · 125 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 442

Institutions

187

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    637 citations

  2. Battelle

    Columbus, United States

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    571 citations

  3. Environmental Protection Agency

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    244 citations

  4. Xenex Disinfection Services (United States)

    San Antonio, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    205 citations

  5. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    262 citations

  6. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, United States

    3 h-index

    16 publications

    670 citations

  7. DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

    Adelphi, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    461 citations

  8. Université Paris-Sud

    Orsay, France

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    298 citations

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Venues

  1. Environmental Science & Technology

    4 publications · 141 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

    ICHE · 4 publications · 262 citations

    4

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  3. Journal of Hospital Infection

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. Journal of Medical Microbiology

    JMM · 3 publications · 108 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Journal of Applied Microbiology

    3 publications · 40 citations

    3

    h-index

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