Measuring the efficacy of standard and novel disinfection methods on inpatient clinician-assigned phone: a 2-phase randomized experimental study
We conducted a two-phase randomized controlled trial evaluating routine versus automated hydrogen peroxide-peracetic acid disinfection of inpatient clinician-assigned phones. Both strategies significantly reduced microbial bioburden and clinically important pathogens. High baseline contamination under routine practice suggests adherence, rather than intrinsic efficacy, is the primary determinant of device cleanliness.
Authors
- Deverick J. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6882-5496)
- Bobby Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-0300)
- Becky Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-0019)
- Emily J. Burke
- Guerbine Fils-Aime
- Keyera M. Wynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3083-6099)
- Aaron Barrett
- Amanda M. Graves
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- East Carolina University (US)
- Xenex Disinfection Services (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2026.10460
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00