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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 205-207, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02004-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Survival of Nosocomial Bacteria and Spores on Surfaces and Inactivation by Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor{triangledown}

Jonathan A. Otter1,2 and Gary L. French1*

Department of Infection, St. Thomas' Hospital and King's College London, London, United Kingdom,1 Bioquell (UK) Ltd., Andover, Hampshire, United Kingdom2

Received 16 October 2008/ Accepted 17 October 2008

With inocula of 6 to 7 log10 CFU, most vegetative bacteria and spores tested survived on surfaces for more than 5 weeks, but all were inactivated within 90 min of exposure to hydrogen peroxide vapor in a 100-m3 test room even in the presence of 0.3% bovine serum albumin to simulate biological soiling.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Infection, 5th Floor, North Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom. Phone: 44 (0)20 7188 3127. Fax: 44 (0)207 928 0730. E-mail: gary.french{at}kcl.ac.uk

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 29 October 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2009, p. 205-207, Vol. 47, No. 1
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02004-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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