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Decontamination of an HIV-contaminated CPR manikin.

Year: 1992

Type: article

Abstract: There has been a concern that the number of persons engaging in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training could decline because of questions about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) transmission. We investigated the theoretical possibility that a CPR manikin might serve as a fomite for HIV-1 transmission. Decontamination protocols were tested by using elevated levels of virus and decreasing decontamination times. Even under these compromising conditions, however, decontamination was effective.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.82.11.1542

Authors: I B Corless, A Lisker, R W Buckheit

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources