Bacterial contamination of commercially available ethacridine lactate (acrinol) products

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-58

  Oie, S ^a   Kamiya, A ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrinol; Burkholderia cepacia; Burkholderia pickettii; Disinfectant; Ethacridine lactate; Gauze; Microbial contamination

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHACRIDINE LACTATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA PICKETTII; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029743976     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90125-5     Document Type: Article

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