Simmons, Sarah
Wier, Grady
Pedraza, Antonio
Stibich, Mark
Funding for this research was provided by:
Xenex Disinfection Services
Article History
Received: 10 June 2021
Accepted: 12 October 2021
First Online: 20 October 2021
Declarations
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: This research was not submitted to an ethics committee or institutional review board. The data used in this analysis is collected by individual hospitals as part of their quality improvement initiatives and is exempt from IRB review. This analysis is secondary research based on this quality improvement data and is exempt from IRB review per OHRP Exempt Category 4(ii): Information, which may include information about biospecimens, is recorded by the investigator in such a manner that the identity of the human subjects cannot readily be ascertained directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects, the investigator does not contact the subjects, and the investigator will not re-identify subjects. (45 CFR ยง46.104).
: Not applicable.
: Dr. Simmons reports personal fees from Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc., during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc., outside the submitted work. Mr. Wier reports personal fees from Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc., during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc., outside the submitted work. Mr. Pedraza reports personal fees from Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc., during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc., outside the submitted work. Dr. Stibich reports personal fees from Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc., during the conduct of the study; personal fees from Xenex Disinfection Services, Inc., outside the submitted work.