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Disinfectants In Interventional Practices, Mayank Aranke, Roya Moheimani, Melissa Phuphanich, Alan D. Kaye, Anh L. Ngo, Omar Viswanath, Jared Herman

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Purpose of Review: This review aims to provide relevant, aggregate information about a variety of disinfectants and antiseptics, along with potential utility and limitations. While not exhaustive, this review’s goal is to add to the body of literature available on this topic and give interventional providers and practitioners an additional resource to consider when performing procedures. Recent Findings: In the current SARS-CoV2 epidemiological environment, infection control and costs associated with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are of paramount importance. Even before the onset of SARS-CoV2, HAIs affected nearly 2million patients a year in the USA and resulted in nearly 90,000 deaths, all …