Further observations on hydrogen peroxide antisepsis and COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers and inpatients
A G B Amoah, K W Sagoe, I A Quakyi, H N G Ayettey Anie, M N B Ayettey-Adamafio, R N A Ayettey Brew, M Newman-Nartey, N O Nartey, K T C Brightson, G Kessie, A S Ayettey, F I D Konotey-Ahulu
Journal of Hospital Infection, doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2022.05.007
Background: The use of prophylactic antisepsis to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been suggested. This study investigated hydrogen peroxide antisepsis (HPA) at two hospitals in Ghana. Methods: Cases of COVID-19 among healthcare workers (HCWs) using hydrogen peroxide (HP-HCWs) or not using hydrogen peroxide (NHP-HCWs), vaccinated or unvaccinated, were recorded at Shai-Osudoku Hospital (SODH), Dodowa, and Mount Olives Hospital (MOH), Techiman, between May 2020 and December 2021. The effect of HPA in all inpatients at MOH was also observed. Permutation tests were used to determine P values. Findings: At SODH, there were 62 (13.5%) cases of COVID-19 among 458 NHP-HCWs but no cases among eight HP-HCWs (P¼0.622) from May to December 2020. Between January and
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