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Pilot Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Four Cleaning Solutions and Two Types of Mops in Delimited Areas of a Floor Contaminated with Cyclophosphamide

Authors :
Roland Christel
Adé Apolline
Ouellette-Frève Johann-François
Gagné Sébastien
Caron Nicolas
Bussières Jean-François
Source :
Pharmaceutical Technology in Hospital Pharmacy, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp 99-106 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
De Gruyter, 2017.

Abstract

Hazardous drugs (HD) traces are measured in most hospitals that perform environmental surveillance. Uncertainties exist regarding the cleaning agents and procedures needed to completely remove HD contamination The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of four cleaning solutions and two types of mops in reducing contamination on a floor contaminated with a predetermined amount of cyclophosphamide (CP).

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23652411 and 2365242X
Volume :
2
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Pharmaceutical Technology in Hospital Pharmacy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.17a40453f03d4a51931662b72ed88d54
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1515/pthp-2017-0018