Ozone disinfection of community pharmacies during the COVID-19 pandemic as a possible preventive measure for infection spread

• Main Authors: Piotr Merks (Author), Urszula Religioni (Author), Krzysztof Bilmin (Author), Joanna Bogusz (Author), Grzegorz Juszczyk (Author), Agnieszka Barańska (Author), Robert Kuthan (Author), Ewelina Drelich (Author), Marta Jakubowska (Author), Damian Świeczkowski (Author), Artur Białoszewski (Author), Miłosz Jaguszewski (Author), Edwin Panford-Quainoo (Author), Regis Vaillancourt (Author), Dariusz Białoszewski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic is currently one of the major global health and economic challenges. An efficient method for reducing the transmission of the virus is a still unmet medical need. Existing experimental data have shown that coronavirus survival is negatively impacted by ozone, high temperature, and low humidity. Therefore, it is feasible to use area ozonation in pharmacies - the front line of the healthcare system. Nevertheless, further work is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of ozone disinfection to reduce the transmission of this virus in pharmacies, hospitals, and other public environments. Med Pr. 2021;72(5):529-34

Item Description

0465-5893
2353-1339
10.13075/mp.5893.01091