A Better Disinfectant for Low-Resourced Hospitals? A Multi-Period Cluster Randomised Trial Comparing Hypochlorous Acid with Sodium Hypochlorite in Nigerian Hospitals: The EWASH Trial

A Better Disinfectant for Low-Resourced Hospitals? A Multi-Period Cluster Randomised Trial Comparing Hypochlorous Acid with Sodium Hypochlorite in Nigerian Hospitals: The EWASH Trial

Environmental hygiene in hospitals is a major challenge worldwide. Low-resourced hospitals in African countries continue to rely on sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as major disinfectant. However, NaOCl has several limitations such as the need for daily dilution, irritation, and corrosion. Hypochlorous a...

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Main Authors: Aiken, A.M (Author), Bottomley, C. (Author), Dancer, S.J (Author), Dansero, L. (Author), Gon, G. (Author), Graham, W.J (Author), Ike, O.C (Author), Lewis, M. (Author), Meakin, N. (Author), Okafor, O. (Author), Okwor, T.J (Author), Uwaezuoke, N.S (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
Subjects:
disinfectant
environmental hygiene
hospital
hypochlorous acid
Nigeria
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