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

• Authors: Piotr Merks , Urszula Religioni , Krzysztof Bilmin , Joanna Bogusz , Grzegorz Juszczyk , Agnieszka Barańska , Robert Kuthan , Ewelina Drelich , Marta Jakubowska , Damian Świeczkowski , Artur Białoszewski , Miłosz Jaguszewski , Edwin Panford-Quainoo , Regis Vaillancourt , Dariusz Białoszewski

Abstracts

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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

Keywords

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coronavirus; pandemic; ozone; disinfection; pharmacist; pharmacy

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: Medycyna Pracy
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 72
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 529-534

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

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Piotr Merks

• Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland (Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum)
• Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland (Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy)
• Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna S.A., Łódź, Poland

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Urszula Religioni

• Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland (Collegium of Business Administration)

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Krzysztof Bilmin

• Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland (Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum)

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Joanna Bogusz

• National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland

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Grzegorz Juszczyk

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Public Health)

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Agnieszka Barańska

• Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland (Department of Computer Science and Medical Statistics with the Studio of Remote Learning)

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Robert Kuthan

• Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland (Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum)
• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Chair and Department of Medical Microbiology)

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Ewelina Drelich

• Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland (Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy)
• Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna S.A., Łódź, Poland

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Marta Jakubowska

• Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna S.A., Łódź, Poland

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Damian Świeczkowski

• Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna S.A., Łódź, Poland
• Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland (First Department of Cardiology)

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Artur Białoszewski

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Prevention of Environmental Hazards and Allergology)

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Miłosz Jaguszewski

• Polska Grupa Farmaceutyczna S.A., Łódź, Poland
• Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland (First Department of Cardiology)

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Edwin Panford-Quainoo

• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Regis Vaillancourt

• Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada

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Dariusz Białoszewski

• Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/mp.5893.01091

Biblioteka Nauki

2087514