Assessment of residual stainless steel surface contamination in an anticancer drug preparation microbiological safety cabinet after decontamination with four cleaning solutions
Quaternary ammonium-based solutions appear to be the best options for limiting chemocontamination. Despite the similar effectiveness of Septalkan and Surfa'Safe, the latter seems to be a more efficient option for routine use of an appropriate cleaning solution.
Authors
- Florence Ranchon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9181-4231)
- J. Guitton
- Chloé Herledan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3170-4751)
- Nicolas Vantard
- Ariane Cerutti
- Catherine Rioufol
- Joshua Convert
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (FR)
- Hôpital Lyon Sud (FR)
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique Pierre Drouin (FR)
- Université d'Angers (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2025-004695
- Primary Topic
- Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00