Copper Oxide-Containing Surfaces Reduce Clostridioides Difficile Spores After Four Hours, Study Suggests

Healio (1/31, Stulpin) reported, “Copper oxide-containing surfaces significantly reduced Clostridioides difficile spores after 4 hours, according to study findings.” One researcher “concluded that implementing copper oxide-based surfaces in hospitals can reduce the C. difficile spore burden in the clinical environment.” The findings were published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.