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

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

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 mop...

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Main Authors: Roland Christel, Adé Apolline, Ouellette-Frève Johann-François, Gagné Sébastien, Caron Nicolas, Bussières Jean-François
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-11-01
Series:Pharmaceutical Technology in Hospital Pharmacy
Subjects:
occupational exposure
surface contamination
cyclophosphamide
cleaning
antineoplastic drugs
hazardous drugs
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pthp-2017-0018
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Summary: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).
ISSN:2365-2411
2365-242X

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