Acetic acid as a decontamination method for sink drains in a nosocomial outbreak of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Anna Stjarne Aspelund, Karin Sjöström, B. Olsson Liljequist, Matthias Mörgelin, Eva Melander, Lisa I. Påhlman

Journal of Hospital Infection · 2016 · 72 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

Acetic acid is highly effective against Pae-MBL biofilms, and may be used as a simple method to decontaminate sink drains and to prevent nosocomial transmission.

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