Uses of inorganic hypochlorite (bleach) in health-care facilities

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 597-610

  Rutala, William A ^a,b   Weber, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; HYPOCHLORITE; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; ORGANIC MATTER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL WASTE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

FUNGI; LEGIONELLA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030723030     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.10.4.597-610.1997     Document Type: Review

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