A systematic review of chlorine-based surface disinfection efficacy to inform recommendations for low-resource outbreak settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infectious diseases can be transmitted via fomites (contaminated surfaces/objects); disinfection can interrupt this transmission route. However, disinfection guidelines for low-resource outbreak settings are inconsistent and not evidence-based.

Methods

A systematic review of surface disinfection efficacy studies was conducted to inform low-resource outbreak guideline development. Due to variation in experimental procedures, outcomes were synthesized in a narrative summary focusing on chlorine-based disinfection against 7 pathogens with potential to produce outbreaks in low-resource settings (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella spp., hepatitis A virus, rotavirus, norovirus, and Ebola virus).

Results

Data were extracted from 89 laboratory

SUBMITTER: Gallandat K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236738 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature