Dry hydrogen peroxide may reduce COVID-19 in LTC settings

Dry hydrogen peroxide may reduce COVID-19 infection transmissions in long-term care facilities without requiring additional staff intervention, a study concludes. Published in the American Journal of Infection Control, the study describes a COVID-19 outbreak at an LTC facility in Rochester, N.Y., with three units affected. Two of the units deployed an automated and continuous environmental technology that generated dry hydrogen peroxide. One unit with the technology had a 0% attack rate, compared with a 66.7% attack rate in the unit without the technology. The other unit with the technology had two initial positive resident tests, for a 13.3% attack rate, but no further positive cases. Future studies should evaluate the dry hydrogen peroxide automated system with larger patient populations. (American Journal of Infection Control article, 2/3/25)