Evaluation of the efficacy of the automatic ozone decontamination device in a real-life setting of an intravitreal injection room
In a dedicated intravitreal injection room, a remotely controlled ozonation cycle at 9-10 ppm for 20 min was associated with substantial short-term reductions in airborne and selected surface microbial load under unoccupied conditions. Automated ozonation may complement routine cleaning and ventilation to maintain low environmental bioburden; its clinical impact remains to be determined.
Authors
- Mercedes Salvador Aguilá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2541-3664)
- C. Martínez-Rubio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8838-7497)
- Regina Rodrigo
- Marta Moro-Muniz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3891-5342)
- Ana Adloff-Alonso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2738-1774)
- Agnieszka Janicka-Caulineau
- David Salom
Institutions
- Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (ES)
- Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (ES)
- Hospital de Manises (ES)
- Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2026.100507
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00