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Use of Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination during an Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>Infection at a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital

Amy J. Ray, Federico Pérez, Amanda M. Beltramini, Marta Jakubowycz, Patricia Dimick, Michael R. Jacobs, Kathy Roman, Robert A. Bonomo, Robert A. Salata

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2010 · 62 citations · 21 references

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Environmental decontamination using VHP combined with comprehensive infection control measures interrupted nosocomial transmission of MDR A. baumannii in an LTACH. The application of this novel approach to halt the transmission of MDR A. baumannii warrants further investigation.

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