Inappropriate use of ozone generators and their sales status: questionnaire survey of healthcare providers and investigation of online sales.
General public
Healthcare provider
Inappropriate use
Ozone generator
Journal
The Journal of hospital infection
ISSN: 1532-2939
Titre abrégé: J Hosp Infect
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8007166
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2021
Nov 2021
Historique:
received:
08
06
2021
revised:
29
07
2021
accepted:
29
07
2021
pubmed:
11
8
2021
medline:
11
11
2021
entrez:
10
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ozone generators have attracted attention as a result of the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. In a questionnaire survey targeting healthcare facilities, 20 (91%) used ozone generators in patient areas, and five (23%) used them in indoor spaces occupied by people. A search for ozone generators on the Amazon Japan website revealed that 76% of products lacked information on ozone emission rate, coverage area and/or use time. These results suggest that ozone generators may be used inappropriately in hospitals and clinics, and have been sold to the general public without adequate information for assessing their safety and efficacy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34375686
pii: S0195-6701(21)00273-5
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.07.010
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Ozone
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1-3Informations de copyright
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